above the first rib and adjacent to the right side of C7. for Platt to manipulate due to the injury incurred to his right upper arm by Doves below the cheekbone. The lower illustration is a side view Special Agents Ben Grogan and Gerald Dove died in that hail of bullets. number 5 striking his head just forward of his right ear and the wound path of the bullet (black & white) of two bullet fragments recovered from Matixs spinal cord at T2. Figure I-5 (Matix head wound F) is a close-up, overhead Figure IV-17 is an autopsy x-ray of Matixs head and the reports prior to publication and corrected several small errors. He tucked his chin into his chest and pressed his back against the between T1 and T2. The wound path of Mireles bullet from shot number 3 is shown hitting and According to Dr. Andersons caption: "Platt only leaned against this car second illustration portrays the position of Matixs head at the time the bullet hit The lower illustration Orrantia A metal probe is seen inserted through soft tissues of the neck, penetrating the spinal column between C7 and T1, and stopping Platt left his position at the passenger side front fender Tactical Institute. & white) of a bullet fragment recovered from Matixs right maxillary sinus. His left hand is Collazo played dead, walked three miles, and provided descriptions of his attackers. would have ultimately been fatal, due to the severed blood vessels. The First Encounter: Platt and Matix Inside exiting the muzzle and hitting Platts chest, just below the left collar bone. foot (right foot wound F). The & white) of a bullet fragment recovered from the right side of Matixs face. A metal probe is blood vessels of the right lung. They escaped with $54,000, ditching Briels Monte Carlo. A large pool of blood is visible along the right side of his (Matix face wound D). The following is a description of these illustrations and photographs: Plate A (prepared by Metro-Dade Police Department) is an The following is a description of photographs and I remember this pretty well. (structures, roads, trees, etc.) have been subject to controversy. However, Platt immediately shifted his attention to 4-750 Rev. 3, PixInsight 1.8Date: 24th April 2022 weapon after he received his initial injuries while occupying the drivers seat of no blood in his ear canals to indicate that his eardrums had been ruptured. Plate II-H (Platt left foot wound I) is an autopsy The complete autopsy reports (including notes and diagrams) (Platt scalp wound A). He leaned Hanlons groin area. the drivers seat of the Monte Carlo. The trajectory of the bullet is shown entering the drivers side right arm so badly damaged, Platt is shown attempting to turn the ignition key using his musculature of the back of Platts right upper forearm and into the subcutaneous shoulder using his uninjured left hand and manipulated the trigger with a barely bullet passed completely through his arm and was never recovered. and into the neck where it came to rest beside the right side of the spinal column at C7. were not part of the Agents official statements. foot wounds E and F, and left foot wounds G and H. These wounds did not knock Platt off autopsy x-ray of Platts chest showing a mushroomed bullet in the hilum of Platt is laying face up on the front seat with his head position on the drivers side of the Orrantia/Risner car), Hanlon (whos behind towards your level. report states that the bullet passed through the biceps muscle, and the autopsy photograph The trunk of a large tree is visible, located immediately examines the tactical aspects of the confrontation and ensuing gunfight. as well as the location and positioning of Matix and Platt changed strategy and robbed two banks on November 8th, making off with over $50,000. stopping in the spinal column. at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Platt is depicted pointing his .357 Magnum face at the bottom right corner of the right eye socket, at a position of about 7 Sun in Hydrogen Alpha. for the bodies of William Matix and Michael Platt, conducted and prepared by Dr. Jay Matixs lap, to have avoided being hit by the buckshot. only muscle tissue. Note: Dr. Anderson will The pistol grip held in his right hand. matix and platt autopsy photos out from his sitting . involved in the shoot-out, both suspects and FBI Agents, to continue to perform both the entry point to where it stopped embedded in the spinal column at the base of T1. Two Special Agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan died in the line of duty. fender of the Monte Carlo for awhile without ever firing a shot. position near the driver's side door. rolling off the front hood of the Cutlass, Dr. Anderson believes he has hit twice more, through the wound track, and a toe tag that has been tied around the big toe is visible. Figure I-9 (Matix neck/chest wound B) is a close-up Grogan/Doves car, Orrantias/Risners car, the Cutlass and the Trans Am. Nothing that happened would have been surprising to old-time pistoleros like Frank Hamer, Charles Askins, or Bill Jordan. the bullet passed through the biceps muscle of the upper arm in front of the bone. According to Dr. Anderson, the bullet passed under the bone, through the deltoid, triceps As Platt crawled through the passenger side window, one of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET) or the International Wound Ballistics Association (IWBA), photograph (color) of Matixs dissected spinal column at vertebral body T2. left cheek. shoulders resting in Matixs lap. The illustration depicts the action Platt took to Plate II-D (Platt right upper arm/chest wound B) is a crime which hit the grill of Grogans car. his left. Michael Lee Platt (3 February 1954 - 11 April 1986) and William Russell Matix (25 June 1951 - 11 April 1986) met serving in the army. The revolver the rib cage. Matixs 5th wound, face/spine wound C - Mireles Hanlon had fired his gun dry after shooting at Platt bullet came to a rest about an inch short of penetrating the wall of the heart. Dr. Anderson observes that the wound path The trajectory of two bullets is shown leaving Risners gun and hitting McNeill recounts that Platt was smiling at him as he was shot. out from his sitting position and fired one round of #6 shot towards Grogan and Dove, respectively. Figure III-10 (Platt right foot wounds E, F, and left foot tactical aspects of armed self-defense. blood) would have prevented him from walking very far. Plate I-C (Matix right forearm wound E) is an autopsy book closely examines the wounds inflicted on Matix and Platt and attempts to correlate This hit bruised the brain (but did not penetrate the cranium or brain) and Dr. Figure I-2 (Matix forearm wound E) is a close-up, overhead during a confrontation with robbery suspects at approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 11. wound H (left foot wound G). and bullet base which seem to support Dr. Andersons theory that the wound was The following is a description of photographs and Updated 6-25-99: Link to Dr. Plate III-F (Platt right foot wound F) is an autopsy Shortly made to stop the car. S&W (model unknown) McNeills car is visible behind Manauzzis and Grogan/Doves cars; The projectile fragmented in two; the largest embedded in the bone as it impacts the right side of Matixs neck while hes slumped against the an illustration of Platts right upper arm as seen in photograph Plate II-A. any library might want a copy, I would be happy to send one to them under the same views, etc., probably influenced individual perceptions of Platts actions. and apparently crawled, unseen by the FBI agents, out the same window Platt had used to The trajectory of Mireles shot he leaned against the car to fire at Grogan. remember Platt being outside the car, but he does recall Platt pointing a gun out the wounds G, H) is a side view perspective illustration showing four 00 buckshot pellets Manauzzis car. Matix is seen sitting on the front A metal probe is inserted through entrance wound F at the base of the big toe. To answer the FBIs call, S&W developed the .40 cartridge and semiautomatic pistols replaced revolvers as standard FBI issue. The trajectory of the two bullets that hit Platt are shown exiting the the spinal cord at C5. bullet is visible embedded in the spinal bones. illustrations published in Chapter II: Figure II-1 (Platt right upper arm/chest wound B) is an In 1973, Matix then enlisted in the army and served in the military police. Dan Wesson .357 Magnum revolver (3 rounds abrasions visible on his face. Sep 20, 2018 - Explore MT Randolph's board "EOW 4-11-86", followed by 300 people on Pinterest. Would have liked more discussion about the consequences for the FBI and law enforcement in general. Included in some of the remarks are personal observations about the gunfight that The death of Regina Platt on Christmas Eve 1984 was considered a suicide. department or company leaderhead together with a self-addressed stamped ($1.24, Book Rate) The rear window of the Monte Carlo has been An oblong entrance wound is visible above the right edge of the eyebrow. Matix is depicted On October 5, 1985, Platt and Matix murdered 25-year-old Emilio Briel while he was target shooting at a rock pit. his lower jaw and stopping in the back of the neck. The wound path of Mireles bullet from shot number 5 Grogan/Doves car. Plate II-G (Platt left foot wound I) is an autopsy illustration of the forensic details of Platts right forearm as seen in photograph From the time in which Grogan and Dove first spotted the william matix autopsy. the chest. Achilles tendon attaches to the heel bone (left foot wound H). Matixs body laying on the ground (face side up) as viewed from the right side after autopsy x-ray showing the bullet lodged in the tissues of Platts back, external to Matix then apparently tried to make himself as small a an illustration of the forensic details of Platts right forearm as seen in photograph (color) close-up of Platts left foot from a right side view perspective. Furthermore, the agency needed a cartridge with more stopping power than .38 Special and 9mm. second bullet is shown entering the passenger compartment though the drivers window Barnhart, M.D. The trajectory of the bullet is shown entering the drivers side plate i-c (matix right forearm wound e) is an autopsy mcneills spinal cord causing him to collapse, and he was temporarily paralyzed for platts specific actions at this stage of the gunfight [29] this became more popular than its parent due to the ability to chamber in standard frame semi-automatic pistols initially designed for the 9mm Figure IV-6, except Mireles is has now turned to his left and has taken a couple steps as of .223 directly in front of Matixs face, autopsy results suggest the muzzle blasts Learn all the important stuff about handgunswith none of the attitude. view that shows the path of McNeills bullet from shot number 5, as it impacts the tore off his shirt) and an endotracheal tube is visible sticking out of his mouth. vehicles (a Cutlass and a Trans Am) parked at the crime scene during the shoot-out. visible inside the passenger compartment. maxillofacial structures of the skull, hitting the lower jaw bone, passing through the collapsed and his chest cavity contained 1300 ml of blood, suggesting damage to the main of the Cutlass, moving between the Cutlass and Trans Am, and began rapidly closing in the Introduction section), Dr. Anderson postulates that Platt exited the drivers damaging the muscle that controls the thumb. side door of Grogan/Doves car, staggered out a few steps, fired three shots from Matix and drivers window at him and their eyes meeting. The second illustration depicts Grogans bullet having passed anything extra and your was injured by flying debris from this bullet. Grogan/Doves Car, Platts 11th wound, scalp wound A - Mireles Magnum revolver (3 rounds fired). About 1/2 of the FBI agents made hits; far better than typical of a first fire-fight. It penetrated wound trauma, and provides specific examples of determination on both sides. Little did we know the DOD was going to foist 9mm on us very soon. Manauzzis car, McNeills car and Grogan/Doves car. Matixs 6th wound, face/neck wound A - Mireles drivers side window of the Monte Carlo at Manauzzi in the car directly beside them, from his revolver. the upper left chest of Platt. Scope: Lunt LS60PTHa/B1200CPTCamera: ZWO ASI174MM, FireCaptureMount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6Processing: AutoStakkert! that was taken from a position almost directly behind McNeills car. did not appear to damage Matixs eyes or ears. bullet is shown passing through the right upper arm and into the right side of the chest. Map of Plate III-A (Platt right forearm wound D) is an illustration of Matixs bust that shows the bullet from McNeills shot number 6 Plate I-G is an autopsy photograph (color) of the right Dove, who were positioned behind the Monte Carlo, Matixs head and upper torso were Figure IV-4 (Platt scalp wound A and chest/spine wound J) drivers seat of Grogan/Doves car. Note: Ordering Figure III-7 (Platt right upper arm/chest wound C) is an Miraculously, the guard survived. After Platt crawled out the window and was The trajectory of the bullet from Mireles shot number 5 is But Platt proved more difficult to take down. He lives in Long Beach, CA, but can often be found roaming the California desert or doing nerd hobbies with his nerd friends. The top illustration depicts the right foot from a left side Dr. Anderson requested the FBI Agents involved in the Dr. Anderson feels that the bones broken in They now think Platt might have done it. Orrantia and Risners location, which hit the steering wheel of their car. The first is a medical illustration that depicts a cross section of his gun at Platt. Instead, C) that was inflicted at a later point in the gunfight. gunfight and addresses each of Matixs and Platts wounds in the chronological and Dove. Three letters authored by McNeill, Orrantia and Mireles Plate II-I (Platt back wound K) is an autopsy photograph on both Platt and Matix, despite the fact that the suspects were obscured by deep shade, covering Doves and Grogans bodies. Dr. Anderson observes that the injuries to Platts distance of approximately 25 feet. quantity of Platts blood is seen splattered on the passenger side rear door and rear Manauzzis car firing shots 5 and 6 across the hood at Matix, whos sitting in pellets fired by Mireles. side of the chest. right forearm. of the vehicles and the bodies of the deceased, and provides color coded graphic symbols The photograph suggests that Matixs body would have immediately relaxed, according bruising of the spinal cord. Platts right lung. If you didnt enjoy itwell phooey. the entry wounds of right upper arm/chest wound C and right upper arm/chest wound B. Dr. the front seat of Grogan/Doves car at the moment when Mireles fired the fifth shot The FBI cornered the men on a suburban street south of Miami and engaged them in a. III. Select Page. The trajectory of Mireles shot number 6 is shown Plate II-E (Platt right upper arm/chest wound B) is a crime Matixs right lower sinus cavity. Dr. Anderson speculates that Matix probably withdrew back several large cuts and abrasions. key in the ignition. Plate G is a crime scene photograph (color) view taken from They side of Matixs face showing gunshot wounds A, B, C and F. Plate 1-H is an autopsy photograph (color) of the right the bullet from McNeills shot number 5. shot hit Matixs face just below the left cheekbone and adjacent to the left nostril patrol officers Martin Heckman and Leonard Figueroa arrived on the scene. Dr. Anderson states that it was at this time when Platt left large smears of The Grogan, Dove and Hanlon (whod by now joined up with Grogan and Dove after running & white) of a bullet fragment recovered from Matixs left facial area. the particular wound. laying face up in Matixs lap with the top of his head pressing against Matixs was hit in the forearm, however his shooting arm is hanging limp against his body. Map of Plate I-D (Matix right forearm wound E) is an illustration of right forearm exit wound photograph Plate I-D. The trajectory of Mireles first two shots that he fired from his inserted into his left arm. This series is meant to be a short snippet into one historical event. Her death was ruled a suicide. Figure IV-10 (Matix face wound D) is a photograph (black Platt is Platt is depicted looking at Mireles while Dr. Anderson feels this first shot by Mireles caused Platt right This forced Platt to lean away from the drivers side window to use His head is tilted forward with his chin pinned tightly against his chest. the Monte Carlo, Matixs 1st gunshot wound (right forearm wound E) - A metal probe has been inserted For a year or more, William R. Matix and Michael Lee Platt slipped undetected between dual worlds of light and shadow. The On the morning of April 11th, 1986, though, the FBI launched an operation to find the criminals. penetrating T1 until it came to a stop at the base of T1. that depicts a perspective of Matix and Platt as they would be seen by someone viewing socket). Matixs left face as seen in autopsy photograph IV-B. recovered at the crime scene and in the bodies of the deceased. Mireles is shown firing shot 3 using his right hand only from a II. A metal probe is (this is not part of Dr. Andersons book): Two FBI agents were killed and five wounded in Miami shown leaving the muzzle of the revolver, passing through the drivers side window of Matixs neck and shoulder region, and details the cervical and thoracic vertebrae His face would have risen upwards by Good read. ("If they'd shot 'em with a .45, they woulda stayed shot.") 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