Crime Scene

Hrant Kurkdjian, photo from Annahar newspaper

Khatoun Tekeyan, photo from Annahar newspaper

Maria Mikhael, photo from Annahar newspaper

Hanni Zammar and Avedik Boyajian, from Annahar newspaper

Avedik Boyajian, photo form L’Orient-le-Jour

The loot seized in the apartment of the murderers – photo L’Orient-le-Jour

Maria Mikhael, photo Assafir newspaper

Khatoun Tekeyan, photo Assafir newspaper (pdf)

Hani Zammar, photo Assafir newspaper

Avedik Boyajian, photo Assafir newspaper

Hrant Kurkdjian, photo Assafir newspaper

Forensic doctor’s report for Hani.
The examination of Mr. Hani al-Zammār's body, at the request of the Jisr Beirut Gendarmerie station, revealed that he had a gunshot wound approximately six millimeters in diameter at the outer corner of his left lower eyelid. This injury was caused by a shot from a military weapon with a caliber of five or six millimeters, fired from front to back at a distance of more than fifty centimeters, and had no exit wound. Death resulted from brain damage and severe bleeding.

Date of examination: March 28, 1985

Forensic doctor’s report for Maria.
On the orders of the head of the gendarmerie, the body of Maria Hanna Mikhail was examined. It was determined that she had suffered a gunshot wound approximately five to six millimeters in diameter on her right temple, about three centimeters from the anterior and superior right earlobe. This was the entry point of a gunshot wound, with no exit wound—the direction being from right to left. This injury was caused by a shot from a military weapon with a caliber of five or six millimeters, fired from right to left at a distance of more than fifty centimeters. Death resulted from brain damage and severe hemorrhage.

Date: March 28, 1985

Forensic doctor’s report for Avedik.
Text: The examination of the body of Avedik Boyajian, conducted on the orders of the Jisr Beirut Gendarmerie Station, revealed the following:
1) A contusion on the surface of the nose, accompanied by abrasions, a fractured nasal bone, and extensive bleeding in the eyelids.
2) A gunshot wound approximately six millimeters in diameter in the lower left rear of the head, without an exit wound, and a second gunshot wound of the same diameter approximately six centimeters behind the upper end of the right earlobe.

The findings:
1) The contusion on the surface of the nose was caused by the impact of hard objects.
2) The two gunshot wounds were caused by two shots fired from a military weapon with a caliber of five to six millimeters, from behind and forward, at a distance of more than fifty centimeters.
3) Death occurred on March 28, 1985, due to brain damage and severe bleeding from the nose and ears.

Forensic doctor’s report for Hrant.
On the orders of the commander of the Gendarmerie Station Jisr Beirut, the body of Loulou
Stephan Kurkdjian was examined. It was determined that he had the following injuries:
1) A contusion on the tip of the nose.
2) A gunshot wound approximately six millimeters in diameter in the upper middle forehead area of the head, without exit wound – the projectile was traversed from top to bottom.

Findings:
1) The contusion was caused by the impact of a hard object.
2) The gunshot wound was caused by a shot from a military weapon with a caliber of five to six millimeters, fired from top to bottom at a distance of more than fifty centimeters.
3) Death resulted from brain damage and severe bleeding.

Date of examination: March 28, 1985

Forensic doctor’s report for Khatoun.
 Text:  On the orders of the commander of the Jisr Beirut Gendarmerie station, the body of Khatoon Boghos Tekeyan was examined. It was found to have the following injuries:
1) A gunshot wound approximately five millimeters in diameter on the left side of the head, above the ear. A gunshot wound on the left side of the chest, about three centimeters to the left of the nipple, with the projectile entering from front to back.
2) An oval gunshot wound on the lower left side of the chest, about three centimeters below the breastbone, with the projectile exiting one and a half centimeters, approximately eighteen centimeters below the left armpit, along the left armpit. The direction was from right to left and from top to bottom.
3) A gunshot wound approximately five millimeters in diameter in the center of the right mandible, the projectile having entered from right to left and exiting through the opening of the left ear.
4) A contusion at the base of the head.

The findings:
1) The contusion at the base of the head was determined to have been caused by the impact of a hard object.
2) The gunshot wounds were caused by four shots fired from a military weapon, likely with a caliber of five millimeters, from a distance of more than fifty centimeters and with a specific direction in each case.
3) Death was caused by rapid hemorrhage.

The report was issued on March 28, 1985.