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by The Ukiah Daily
Journal
The Ukiah Daily
Journal
Mendocino County's Local Newspaper
Article Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 8:40:14 AM PST
Terry Carr, the Hollywood producer found dead in Lake County earlier this
month, died of a heart attack, and his daughter suffocated when he fell on
top of her, according to pathology reports.
The bodies of
63-year-old Terry Martin Carr and his 9-year-old daughter Arieka were
discovered in the rear cargo area of their Jeep Grand Cherokee Aug. 1, at
a Clearlake Oaks gas station.
When detectives
began to examine the scene they found no signs of struggle or foul play;
either within the vehicle or around it.
The detectives did
note that Arieka Carr, who weighed 53 pounds and was 55 inches tall, was
found face down on the driver's side of the vehicle, with her head near
the rear tailgate. Terry Carr, 212 pounds, 69 inches tall, was found lying
on his back in the rear cargo area with his legs behind the front
passenger seat, but his torso lying across his daughter's back, with his
head over her right shoulder, states a news release from the Lake County
Sheriff's Office.
After an extensive
examination, Pathologist Dr. Kelly Arthur, of Forensic Medical Group,
reported that Terry Carr died of cardiac dysrhythmia, due to an enlarged
heart, and that Arieka Carr died of anoxic encephalopathy (absence of
oxygen) due to "mechanical asphyxia."
Essentially, after
Terry Carr suffered a fatal heart attack he fell across the back of his
daughter, thus lessening her ability to breathe fully and causing the
asphyxia, states the LCSO.
Investigators could
not determine why Terry Carr left his wife in Oregon and drove with his
daughter to Clearlake Oaks that evening, unless it was to meet with his
brother who lives there. Nor could it be determined why Terry Carr chose
to stop and sleep in the parking lot of Tower Mart late that evening,
instead of continuing on to his destination.
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