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associated with. . .with that. . .1 mean. . .did she elaborate on it. . .on any illness or any injury or anything that she. . .you know. . .had that she died of. . .did she give you any details?
Cruz:
13mm.. .the only thing mainly. . .and this was. . .you
know.. .1 don’t know if anything had been confirmed but speculation was that the. .the bruise she had on the back of her leg may have been like a. . .1 forgot what the word is.. .like a blood. . .bloOd clot that traveled through the body and basically blocked her pulmonary artery.
Det. Sudler:
Did you see any bruises on her body?
Cruz:
Yeah, I.. I saw a black bruise.
Det. Sudler:
When did you see that?
Cruz:
Umm. .1 don’t know.. .maybe. . .maybe a month or even
longer before. .‘.before her death.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. You know how she got that bruise? -
Cruz:
I think I asked her once because it...you know...
her skin was very light and it was easy to see. And I think I inquired about it to her and she may have said “I bumped on.. .bumped it on the desk”.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Det. Jewett:
Where was it?
Cruz:
11mm.. .I. . .it was on her. . .back of one of her legs.
Det. Jewett:
You’re.. .where your right side is.. . is that where
it was or you’re not sure which leg?
Cruz:
I don’t. . .I’m not sure which one.
Det. Sudler:
How big was the bruise?
Cruz:
13mm.. .be about that big. ‘ -
Det. Sudler:
So about three inches diameter?
Cruz:
13mm. ..yeah. . .two or two and a half.. .three...
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Alright. And it was on the back.. .the back
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of her leg like at the bend of the knee area or was

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