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Sullivan murder trial coroner hints at autopsy influence
Sullivan County Coroner Sydney P. Schiff admitted under cross examination that knowledge of the alleged cause of death may have altered his strangulation suffocation verdict in the Helga Hille case. He testified at Charles Hille’s murder trial that authorities informed him of a key statement by Hille, and he acknowledged that pathologist input might have changed findings if available. The testimony covered autopsy methods, lack of scene examination, and whether decomposed bodies hinder findings, while a defense witness described Hille’s relationship with a Roscoe woman following the death.
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