Doctor: Teen didn't die because of sickle cell (FL Youth Boot Camp)

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After observing the second autopsy of the youth who died after a boot camp beating, he contradicts the initial finding.

By KEVIN GRAHAM
Published March 14, 2006

TAMPA - A high-profile doctor hired to observe the second autopsy of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson went on national television Monday night and said the teen did not die of sickle cell trait, contradicting the first medical examiner's findings.

Dr. Michael Baden gave Fox News' host Greta Van Susteren the only public statement that emerged after the 12-hour autopsy of the teen who died after a beating by guards at a Panama City boot camp.

Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams, who conducted the autopsy, released no information about what he found Monday.

Shortly after the autopsy ended at 9:30 p.m., attorneys for the boy's family said results would remain secret until an 8 a.m. news conference today.

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/14/Tampabay/Doctor__Teen_didn_t_d.shtml