CA- Private investigator Chris Reynolds investigated Dr. Thomas Gill, a forensic pathologist who left a trail of bungled autopsies across Northern California.

Dr. Thomas Gill, a forensic pathologist with a checkered past, left a trail of bungled autopsies across Northern California, according to Santa Rosa private investigator Chris Reynolds.

In 2001, an attorney hired Reynolds to work on the case of Dr. Louis Pelfini, a Petaluma physician, accused of murdering his wife.

"Janet Pelfini was found dead outside of her home one evening," Reynolds said. "And (Gill) was the person assigned to do the autopsy."

Reynolds said he made a startling discovery.

"Dr. Gill claimed that the injuries he saw in the autopsy led him to conclude that it was a 'textbook' case of suffocation," Reynolds said.

Gill worked for the Forensic Medical Group of Fairfield, a private firm with contracts to do autopsies for 16 Northern California counties, including Sonoma County. He had served as the expert court witness in numerous cases.

Pelfini was indicted for murder, but Reynolds soon discovered major holes in the autopsy Gill performed on Mrs. Pelfini.

"There were no pictures," Reynolds said. "He did not properly document what he claimed he did."


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