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The autopsy that was performed came back as manner of death undetermined with the
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cause of death listed as global hypoxic encephalopathy. And they say it was due to smothering with absence of oxygen
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following prolonged entrapment in a sealed toy chest. As part of this fresh look,
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they actually decide to test the ME's ruling. That whole part about lack of oxygen because he was in a sealed
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[music] toy chest. Because was it even sealed? They test this thing by putting a light inside.
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And light shines through the cracks. Which means if light can get through the cracks, uh that means air is got to be
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able to pass through, too. So, it was not sealed like the autopsy said. They use a mannequin similar in size to Jojo,
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and this thing barely fits inside the chest at all because the chest wasn't empty when Brandon says he went in
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there. There were toys inside of it. Specifically, there was this large Batman doll that took up a significant
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amount of space. So, with all of this new info, the medical examiner actually goes back to amend the report. In
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non-medical jargon, it now says that Jojo died from lack of oxygen, but they just can't say how. Undetermined. Still
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undetermined. But, there is one more addition to this report that makes Joseph stop cold in his tracks
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and just have this like almost like I freaking knew it moment, right? Like this aha moment. And here,
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Brett, I'm actually just going to have you read it because you'll know exactly what he was feeling.
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Responding officers reported the decedent was wet when they arrived on the scene,
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and there was concern for possible homicidal drowning. Now, it's not a ruling, just a concern for
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homicidal drowning. But, it's concerned enough for investigators to reassess everything. To go back to the drawing
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board and to try and figure out if Jojo didn't die from being trapped in a toy chest, then what really killed him?