TOP PATHOLOGIST DISPUTES REBECCA ZAHAU DEATH

MURDER?

A RENOWNED forensic pathologist is disputing the autopsy report which ruled that the girlfriend of a multimillionaire medical mogul, Rebecca Zahau killed herself. The gorgeous 32-year-old was found nakedly hanging with her hand and legs bound in the historic 27-bedroom Spreckles mansion which is owned by her boyfriend Jonah Shacknai. As we reported here, a weird message daubed in black paint on the door of the bedroom read: "She saved him can you save her?" Her death also came just one day after her boyfriend Jonah Shacknai's six-year-old son, Max, fell down the grand staircase of the Coronado, CA home, when Zahau was supposed to be looking after him. He later died in hospital, a death, which police ruled accidental.
Although Zahau, who was also known as Rebecca Nalepa's death
was officially ruled suicide, as we reported here, her sister  Mary Zahau-Loehner has disputed the verdict. She said: "Rebecca was a beautiful, vibrant, loving and kind person and she would never do this to herself.
"She was going to call mom and dad the next morning and text me throughout the day with updates on Max. She was very hopeful. She had to be strong and there for Jonah."
She added that her sister had always seemed very happy with Shacknai, who founded pharmaceutical giant Medicis which makes dermatological and aesthetic pharmaceutical products and took $700million in revenue last year.
As a result the family are thought to be trying to reopen the case which was officially ruled a suicide by the San Diego County Medical Examiner.
And their theory that foul play was behind their relative's death seems to be supported by renowned Pathologist Cyril Wecht.
After reviwing the autopsy report she told KFMB:  "I don't have enough to come right out and say this is a homicide.
"As a medical examiner, as a coroner, in my opinion the manner of death should have been left as undetermined. Sometimes we can't be sure and sometimes you leave it as undetermined because more investigation is to be conducted.
"For someone to say there is no evidence whatsoever of any kind of a struggle is not correct."
She added: "She has subgaleal hemorrhages; those are hemorrhages on the undersurface of the scalp. I see no reason why she should have those. You get those when your head strikes something or is struck by something."
A spokesman for the San Diego County Medical Examiner refused to comment.