Autopsy reveals Meyers suffered stab wound | Hudsonvalley360.com

Weiser, 35, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Myers, 68, of Catskill, in his West Bridge Street apartment two days after Thanksgiving on Nov. 27, 2021. Weiser also was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.

Dr. Jeffrey Douglas Hubbard, a forensic pathologist who performed Myers' autopsy on Nov. 27, 2021, said the wound, located on the left side of Myers' neck, was the only one on his body.

Douglas Hubbard also found hematomas, collections of blood that build up outside blood vessels, according to the National Cancer Institute, on Myers' back, which he said occurred shortly before or ” even after his death.

Myers' clothing, which was found to be “very bloody”, was removed by Douglas Hubbard and presented as evidence at the autopsy.

The wound found on Myers' neck was more than an inch long and had a sharp edge, Douglas Hubbard said during his testimony Friday.

“This is an injury caused by something with a very sharp edge,” he said.

Douglas Hubbard, who was called to testify by Assistant Greene County Prosecutor Jennifer Sandleitner, said the wound came from a “sharp instrument” and that he thought it looked like a knife wound.

The instrument used to perform the wound also cut Myers' external carotid artery in two, Douglas Hubbard said.

“It looks like something you would do cutting green onions while making a salad,” he said.

About a liter of blood was found in Myers' stomach during the autopsy, along with a buildup of fluid in his lungs, suggesting Myers was alive “within minutes” of the injury, Douglas Hubbard said.

“A liter is double what the Red Cross would take from you,” Douglas Hubbard said, referring to blood donations.

Sandleitner asked Douglas Hubbard during the proceedings whether the cause of death had been determined during the autopsy.

“The cause of his death was massive blood loss from the external carotid artery due to a stab wound to the neck,” Douglas Hubbard said.

Sandleitner also asked Douglas Hubbard to describe how death would have occurred from an injury similar to that suffered by Myers.

Douglas Hubbard said the wound would have been made in a single blow and would have severed the carotid artery “cleanly”, leading to the production of a “large quantity” of blood.

“It’s a big injury,” he said. “It will hurt.”

Myers was also likely to move after suffering the injury, due to the amount of blood found on his sides and on the soles of his feet, Douglas Hubbard said.

“He was probably moving and knew he had been stabbed,” he said.

A toxicology report on Myers ordered by Douglas Hubbard after his death found alcohol and Viagra in his blood, as well as alcohol in fluid from his eyes and urine.

Myers' blood alcohol level was 0.103 grams per milliliter at the time of his death, Douglas Hubbard said.

Semen was also found on Myers' thigh during the autopsy, which Douglas Hubbard said was a “very common” observation during autopsies.

“It doesn’t indicate any sexual activity,” he said.

During cross-examination, Bill Roberts, one of Weiser's defense attorneys, asked Douglas Hubbard if he was able to rule out whether the wound was self-inflicted.

Douglas Hubbard said he could not rule out that Myers' neck wound was self-inflicted.

If convicted, the murder charge against Weiser carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The trial is expected to continue Monday at 9:15 a.m.