Houston Medical Examiner Admits Autopsy Errors in Kenneth Cutting Jr. Case

Autopsy Report Errors

• 💡 The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences admitted to errors in the autopsy report for Kenneth Cutting Jr., a 22-year-old man found deceased in Buffalo Bayou.
• ⚠️ A significant error involved including medical hardware information in the neck, which the family states Cutting never had surgeries for, and was later revealed to be from a different autopsy.
• 📌 Other discrepancies were noted, including a reported weight of 89 lbs after three days in the bayou, contradicting his family's report of 125 lbs when he went missing, and an incorrect body length measurement.

Family's Demands for Reopening the Case

• 🎯 Kenneth Cutting Jr.'s family, particularly his cousin Lauren Freeman, is demanding that the Houston Police Department reopen their investigation into his death.
• ❓ The family questions the credibility of the entire report and the initial police decision to close the case, citing no foul play, especially given the admitted errors.
• 🔍 Freeman expressed concern about what other mistakes might be present in the report and whether the police had accurate information to conduct a proper investigation.

Call for Deeper Investigation

• 🚀 Lauren Freeman is pushing for more than just reopening the case; she wants a deeper investigation by the police.
• 📈 This includes obtaining all geolocation data from Cutting's cell phone from the time he spent downtown and reviewing all available security camera footage from the area.
• ✅ The family hopes these additional investigative steps might provide answers regarding how Cutting died.