mrs. schacknai contacted me. it was early on right after max had died. many questions came up about the quality of the investigation, specifically about the bio mechanics of how the injuries occurred to max. i was given the scene photos, the reports generated by the medical examiner, sheriff department, police department, witness interviews. it didn't make sense. the report generated by the bio mechanics expert, dr. gomez, had max going over the bannister when his center of gravity was way too low. the pattern of injuries on his body didn't match the report from the bio mechanics expert. several things at the scene that stand out. one of them is that the carpeting on the second story is thick pile carpeting. the scenario as proposed by the police department was that max was going at a high rate of speed on his razor scooter and that's how he somehow propelled himself over the bannister. the problem is that anybody who has ridden a scooter would know you can't go at a high rate of speed on thick pile carpeting. the marks on max's body don't support this.