He was declared dead around 4:30 pm. 24 hours later, his body has apparently gone through forensic examination, had photographs taken, embalmed and placed in a casket..
A criminal forensic medical examination usually takes a number of days. I don't know much about this but I'm sure they have to dissect layers, look for pieces of shrapnel, examine angles he was shot at,
Would they have these experts for a high profile forensic examination available in Utah at 5 pm?
After the examination his body would have to reconstructed, which would require a bit of work due to the bullet damage and then the examination which would involve a lot of cutting up.
Can we be confident he got the thorough examination such an assassination deserved or the investigation results they wanted?
It would be important to analyze with certainty the direction the bullet came from. Look how much conspiracy and doubt there is in regards to the official JFK reports to today.
I'm certain it would take a very very long time with the best forensic experts to determine if the weapon found in the woods was indeed the weapon that was used.
I can't believe so many people here are just trusting the system, trusting the reports.
The forensics of this case would not hold up the medical examination. This was not looking for a needle in a haystack. The ME is only looking for cause of death and in Charlie's case, I am sure it was pretty clear. What usually takes the time at the ME is the backlog which sometimes could take a couple of days. This case would have been expedited and it probably was a team and not just a single ME possibly with an assistant. It would not take long to assess a projectiles trajectory in a body. Tissue samples around the entry wound also would not take long. I am sure there was no need to take other organ tissue samples unless somehow the projectile moved somewhere else in his head since there didn't appear to be an exit wound from what I saw and heard. We will have to wait an see the extent of the damage if that report is ever released.
The forensics are the job of others and will most likely be done by the FEDs. I would think that his shirt, or other clothing, would have been taken as evidence which can also be more thoroughly examined later by the FBI labs which will be looking at all the other evidence collected in this case. So no, it did not seem rushed to me given the circumstances and high profile status.