Is that just a guess or has it been brought up by journalists?
I searched again:
- There are 2 autopsy reports, not 3. One official and one 'independent' requested by Floyd's family.
- The independent one was also performed by Dr. Michael Baden from NY.
He also performed the autopsy on Eric Garner (who died in 2014 because he 'couldn't breath') and Michael Brown who got shot by police, also in 2014.
Makes you wonder how 'independent' this autopsy report is.
From an article:
"Baden, who was New York's medical examiner in 1978 and 1979, had previously performed independent autopsies on
Eric Garner, who was killed by a police officer in Staten Island, New York, in 2014 and
Michael Brown, who was shot by officers in
Ferguson, Missouri, that same year.
Baden said Floyd was in good health before his death
and said the video of his death showed the compression of his neck and back very clearly.
"When he said 'I can't breathe,' unfortunately, many police are under impression that if you can talk that means you're breathing. That is not true," he said during the news conference."
Independent autopsy finds George Floyd died of homicide by asphyxia - ABC News (archive.is)
From another article:
"What those officers did,
as we have seen
on the video, is his cause of death — not some underlying, unknown health condition," Crump said. "George Floyd was a healthy young man."
Two autopsies both find George Floyd died by homicide, but differ on some key details - CBS News
Two autopsies both find George Floyd died by homicide, but differ on some key details - CBS News (archive.is)
I went through some other MSM articles and they never clearly state that Dr. Baden and his team based their findings just by watching the vid.
They also never mention that Baden and his team travelled to Hennepin county to examine the body.
I assume they only based themselves on the videos as they weren't involved in the investigation. I don't think they could just request/demand to examine the body.