Dueling autopsies of George Floyd tell the same story and a different one

The results of two separate autopsies released Monday corroborate that George Floyd’s manner of death was a homicide, but only one of them cites asphyxia as the cause.

Drs. Allecia Wilson and Michael Baden were commissioned by Floyd’s family to perform an autopsy independent of Hennepin County’s investigation, and although the doctors did not release a formal report, the family’s lawyer released a statement saying Floyd’s death was “caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.”