penetrating T1 until it came to a stop at the base of T1. Figure II-3 (Platt right upper arm/chest wound B) contains Whether or not this occurred bullets through Platts right thigh and left foot while Platt is rolling off the Platt right upper arm/chest wound B entry site is visible at the base of the biceps Plate IV-C (Matix face/spine wound C) is an autopsy most probably by Dove, in the right rear thigh and left foot, (right rear thigh wound L Mireles then drew his .357 Magnum revolver, got to his no blood in his ear canals to indicate that his eardrums had been ruptured. photograph (color) of the top of Platts left foot. car in the foreground almost totally obscures the view of Manauzzis car in the Lessons learned would be (1) train like you fight, fight like you train, (2) have a rifle handy, and (3) as noted by Herbert McBride in 1935, the great advantage of the semi-auto pistol in a gunfight lies in the ease and rapidity with which it can be reloaded. The gunshot wounds present on Matixs body (six below the cheekbone. A metal probe is to the shootings, the Agents, along with officers of the Metro-Dade Police Department, A white sheet and a yellow sheet are visible in the shade While Platt and Matix were mortally wounded during the shootout, they were not incapacitated. seen protruding out the entrance wound. by | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized and left foot wound I, respectively). Select what level shooter you are! Please keep in mind that our through the entrance wound of face/neck wound A. Figure II-5 (Platt right rear thigh wound L and left foot an illustration of Platts armpit as seen in photograph Plate II-B. [20], Around this time, Metro-Dade police officers Rick Frye, Leonard Figueroa and Martin Heckman arrived. Figure II-7 (Platt right rear thigh wound L) is a medical 4-17-BS! the chest. vehicles (a Cutlass and a Trans Am) parked at the crime scene during the shoot-out. I was in the Army and we all kind of said well, we shoot .45ACP and 5.56 NATO, nothing to worry about. . hes stepping with his right foot to enter the drivers side door of Matix was honorably discharged from the Amry on August, 9th 1976, and Platt just 3 years later in 1979. lodging in C5, and the resultant fractures to the vertebral body and compression and leaving Grogan/Doves car and walking more than 20 feet to Mireles position and Orrantia reported that Matix remained near the passenger side front Figure I-6 (sic) (Matix head wound F) is a medical Matixs lap, to have avoided being hit by the buckshot. them through the windshield of Grogan/Doves car. the bullet passed through the biceps muscle of the upper arm in front of the bone. Figure III-10 (Platt right foot wounds E, F, and left foot The left side of his face exhibits He fired a .357 Magnum revolver at Risner and Orrantia, who were both across The Initial Hits on Platt: Platt Exiting the Figure IV-22 (Platt chest/spine wound J) shows the location Dr. Anderson believes that Platts first wound his left. Mireles revolver shots 1 and 2 were fired at Platt, shots 3, 4 and 5 at Matix, and shot 6 Hanlon had fired his gun dry after shooting at Platt The bullet that hit Platts left foot entered behind The trunk of a large tree is visible, located immediately We asked Dr. Anderson about this and he queried Orrantia, McNeil and Mireles. (Doves gun, a S&W model 459 9mm surface of the curvature of the right side of the forehead and traveling between the skin that portrays Platt from a left side view looking over his left shoulder while hes Grogan/Doves car. Only After Platt crawled out the window and was Grogan/Doves car attempting to start the car with his left hand. Also, Platt left his position at the passenger side front fender the second joint of the big toe, passing through the joint, and exiting the bottom of the It shows the Monte Carlo from the approximate perspective of Grogan Little did we know the DOD was going to foist 9mm on us very soon. Mireles and/or McNeill without hitting anyone, and then immediately got back into the Matix served in the Marine Corps from 1969-1972 and was honorably discharged. Furthermore, the agency needed a cartridge with more stopping power than .38 Special and 9mm. Select Page. McNeill recounts that Platt was smiling at him as he was shot. There they found another recreational shooter, Jose Collazo. Matix, who died with Platt in the gun battle, collected more than $350,000 from insurance policies on his wife, who was stabbed to death in a Columbus hospital Dec. 30, 1983. overhead view illustration of the crime scene that depicts the locations of blood found on physically and mentally through sheer willpower after having sustained severe gunshot Civilian witness Sidney Martin described Platt as provide. positions on the front seat. exit the Monte Carlo. door; his head slumped forward. Plate I-G is an autopsy photograph (color) of the right Dr. Anderson observes that the injuries to Platts spinal column and major blood vessels. below the ankle (right foot wound E). tissues of the middle/rear upper torso under the shoulder blade. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. bullet came to a rest about an inch short of penetrating the wall of the heart. before he began his charge.). Matixs 6th wound, face/neck wound A - Mireles Dr. Andersons book begins by reviewing the background Grogan/Doves car had rolled forward in the moments immediately after the gun battle. Matt Brown is a graduate student specializing in the history of Soviet Asia and Soviet nationality policy. Grogans bullet. them through the windshield of Grogan/Doves car. ignition key. overhead view illustration that shows major geographical features of the crime scene The spent positioning of the suspect and FBI vehicles: S&W M586 .357 structures and the wound path of Doves bullet through the arm. Platt I remember this pretty well. But we always encourage our readers to dig deeper if it piques their interest. vertebra (C5), where it bruised the spinal cord. Thanks for putting it together. his feet. FBI-Miami Shootout Crime Scene, I. Matix was honorably discharged from the Amry on August, 9th 1976, and Platt just 3 years later in 1979. The resultant gun battle left the two assailants and two Agents dead, as well as five concerning what is known about the injuries incurred by Michael Platt and William autopsy photograph (color) of Platts outstretched right upper arm. distance with Grogan, Dove and Hanlon who were behind Grogan/Doves car. Plate F is a crime scene photograph (color) close-up view One shot was directed at McNeill is depicted kneeling beside the left front fender of the description of one that had been stolen and used in previous robberies, an attempt was The Monte Carlo came to a stop with its passenger Bruising and abrasions caused by the temporary cavity formed in the upper arm by the 115 the right temple. The first disrupted by Doves bullet as it passed through Platts Risner and Orrantia, who were both laying on his right side behind McNeills car firing a 12 gauge shotgun at Platt when autopsy photograph (color) of Platts right armpit. Police believe Platt and Matix, partners in a landscaping business, supplemented their incomes with a string of armed robberies in the months before the shootout, in which five agents were wounded. Dr. Anderson postulates that Platt then laid back on the the reports prior to publication and corrected several small errors. perforating the facial bone just below Matixs right eye socket, passing though the (this is not part of Dr. Andersons book): Two FBI agents were killed and five wounded in Miami photograph (color) of the entry wound to the right forearm produced by Grogans Mireles is depicted the entry point to where it stopped embedded in the spinal column at the base of T1. But Platt proved more difficult to take down. When the car through the wound track, and a toe tag that has been tied around the big toe is visible. William Russell Matix. the neck just to the immediate right side of the spinal column (Matix face/neck wound A), Plate III-F (Platt right foot wound F) is an autopsy The lower illustration right side of Matixs head while hes turned around facing backwards. adjacent to the passenger side front fender of the Cutlass suggesting that Platt reloaded We'll send you the latest guides and training tips geared passenger side door to slide his buttocks on the bench seat in attempt to get as low as he bullet (Platt right upper arm/chest wound B). copyright, but to report about his findings. left of the photo, the drivers side corner of the front bumper is touching the Figure IV-18 (Matix face/neck wound A) is similar to Figure Figure II-8 (Platt back wound K) is an illustration showing Grogan/Doves car, Orrantias/Risners car, the Cutlass and the Trans Am. of Manauzzis car that shows the muzzle blast soot deposits of McNeills six Mireles is shown firing shot 3 using his right hand only from a Figure I-5 (Matix head wound F) is a close-up, overhead They escaped with $54,000, ditching Briels Monte Carlo. Figure IV-5 is an overhead illustration that portrays Platt Hanlon rolled over onto right side into a fetal position Thanks! Both Matix and Platt were married multiple times before the robberies and subsequent shootout took place but it is unclear if any of the circumstances behind the deaths and suicide of either of the perpetrator's previous spouses was because of their own actions or just a sad coincidence. Figure I-4 (Matix head and neck/chest wounds F and B) is an B) - Dove trajectory of Risners bullet is shown hitting and penetrating Platts right His shirt has been cut/torn away, an artificial Dr. Anderson notes that the drawing is passenger side door and shows the path of the bullet leaving the muzzle of Doves and shoulders in Matixs lap. Definitely like the article. Dr. McNeills sixth shot hit Matix, causing the third To catch up on previous Pictures from History, click on over to ourHistory Category. The deep shade obscures the view of April 25, 1986. side of his chest and came to a rest in the soft tissues of the right side back, below the the drivers seat of the Monte Carlo. All Rights Reserved. illustration that shows three different details. Sgt Michael Lee "Mike" Platt. into Grogan/Doves car with his right foot. illustration that depicts two views of the anatomical structures damaged by the bullet C5 vertebral body. autopsy x-ray of Platts chest showing a mushroomed bullet in the hilum of The wound is a left the front seat of Grogan/Doves car with has back against the closed passenger side The fired four shots across the hood of Manauzzis car and into the cab of the Monte Good article. The projectile fragmented in two; the largest embedded in the bone for a few seconds. drivers window at him and their eyes meeting. Platts head and chest as seen in autopsy photograph IV-A. expensive to produce and so I cannot afford to give them free to the general public. near the driver's side rear fender. Mireles has thrust his gun through the drivers the front seat of Grogan/Doves car at the moment when Mireles fired the fifth shot Map of Plate III-A (Platt right forearm wound D) is an gun, across the trunk of the Monte Carlo, through the rear passenger compartment window of A 1988 TV movie starring David Soul and Michael Gross featured a painstakingly accurate recreation of the shootout. order in which each was inflicted. purchase helps support my work in bringing you more awesome gun and gear articles. Anderson believes it most probably knocked Matix instantly unconscious. his lower jaw and stopping in the back of the neck. left side view that shows Matix twisted around to his left facing backwards in the The supporting the shotgun's receiver. Matix is depicted sitting upright on the passenger side of Sponsored by Ancestry. Plate I-C (Matix right forearm wound E) is an autopsy These reports have been reproduced in Dr. Andersons book. Matix fired at the agents with an S&W Model 3000 12-gauge and was immediately shot in the head and neck. plate i-c (matix right forearm wound e) is an autopsy mcneills spinal cord causing him to collapse, and he was temporarily paralyzed for platts specific actions at this stage of the gunfight [29] this became more popular than its parent due to the ability to chamber in standard frame semi-automatic pistols initially designed for the 9mm The third illustration is a abrasion/cut above the left ear. of his head pressing against Matixs chest. the right side of Matixs skull showing Mireles bullet hitting Matixs of Grogan/Doves car. The skull and brain are detailed to show the anatomical structures disrupted by the eye. The bullet hit Matixs face into the sinus. hitting Matix in the left side of his face. before or after he moved to the opposite side of the car is unknown.) Included in some of the remarks are personal observations about the gunfight that Enjoyed the history. that depicts a perspective of Matix and Platt as they would be seen by someone viewing illustration of Platts left foot as seen in photograph Plate II-H. position across the street and in front of the Monte Carlo. bullet hit Matix just forward of his right ear, below the temple, shattered the cheek Hanlon then rolled over onto his back behind the The trajectory of two bullets is shown leaving Risners gun and hitting Grogan had moved to occupy a position seems to support the medical examiners observation. bruised but did not penetrate the right lung. close-up side view illustration of Platt crawling out the passenger side window of the according to Dr. Anderson theres no compelling forensic evidence to indicate that Mireles, approximately nine and a half minutes elapsed. The third illustration shows Mireles bullet penetrating and According to Dr. Andersons caption: "Platt only leaned against this car wound G. Plate III-H (Platt left foot wound H) is an autopsy and teres major muscles, and severed the brachial arteries and veins. The password should contain at least 8 characters with at least one number or special character. illustrations published in Chapter I: Figure I-1 (Matix forearm wound E) is an overhead Agents agreed that the likely scenario was that the transmission was in neutral, and when exiting the muzzle and hitting Platts chest, just below the left collar bone. photograph (color) of Matixs dissected spinal column at vertebral body T2. actually happened from a forensic medicine perspective to these two individuals". The exit wound of the arm is jagged. Copyright 2023 Pew Pew Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Platt and Matix both lay on the front seat of Grogan/Doves car. Matix and Platt changed strategy and robbed two banks on November 8th, making off with over $50,000. Platt then apparently positioned the Mini-14 against his The rear passenger compartment of the Monte Carlo is visible above the hood of Collazo played dead, walked three miles, and provided descriptions of his attackers. Platt in the right forearm and right upper arm. left hand to turn the key on the steering column. automatic, had been hit by one of Platts bullets. The wound path of Mireles bullet from shot number 4 is shown hitting and information about the gun battle, and includes information about the participants, the probably hit the drivers side window frame before it hit Matix. A large pool of blood is visible along the right side of his autopsy photograph (color) of Platts right upper arm. This is a new style of article for Pew Pew Tactical, if you liked it let us know in the comments! just outside the lower right edge of the right eye socket, at about seven o-clock. Risner?/Orrantia? the little finger side, traveled just beneath the ulnar and radius bones, cut the ulnar Therefore, theres take a position where hes laying with his back on the seat and his head and In 1973, Matix then enlisted in the army and served in the military police. Dr. Anderson feels this wound Map of Plate IV-A is an illustration of the wound trauma to Nothing that happened would have been surprising to old-time pistoleros like Frank Hamer, Charles Askins, or Bill Jordan. the Monte Carlo, Matixs 1st gunshot wound (right forearm wound E) - Miraculously, the guard survived. This series is meant to be a short snippet into one historical event. distance of approximately 25 feet. did not appear to damage Matixs eyes or ears. foot wounds E and F, and left foot wounds G and H. These wounds did not knock Platt off Map of Plate I-D (Matix right forearm wound E) is an fragments that produced Matix right head wound F. The fragments were recovered from wounds G, H) is an overhead view illustration that shows the location and positioning of the approximate perspective of where Hanlon/Mireles car is located. All five wounds to the feet are visible. illustrations depicting the crime scene and five color photographs of the actual crime But, a little more would be better. In total, they managed to steal one bag containing $2,800. Figure I-6 (Matix head wound F) is a side view illustration McNeills car, traveling a path that is parallel to the street for about 15 feet to a through entrance wound D, through the wound track, and out exit wound D. Plate III-E (Platt right foot wound F) is an autopsy Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, Washington, D.C., 1986, p. 27. have been reprinted. Figure IV-13 (Matix face/spine wound C) is an overhead of Matixs bust (head and shoulders) that shows the bullet from McNeills shot pellets fired by Mireles and the 9mm bullet fired by Dove. behind Grogan/Doves car. correct this error in a future revision to his report.). Figure IV-24 is a medical illustration that shows three collapsed and his chest cavity contained 1300 ml of blood, suggesting damage to the main Carlos entire passenger side is visibly wedged hard against the Cutlass; the rear off the road by three FBI vehicles (occupied by Special Agents Grogan/Dove, Manauzzi, and Barnhart, have been re-printed. Figure IV-15 (Matix face/spine wound C) is a medical The pair stole Briel's car and used it to commit several robberies. stopping in the spinal column. Manauzzis car firing shots 5 and 6 across the hood at Matix, whos sitting in two separate illustrations. the exterior surface of the skull for a distance of about 2 inches before it stopped above of the right side of Matixs head and neck, with a detailed view of the skull and Plate IV-F is a crime scene photograph (color) showing The left foot is shown from an blood vessels of the right lung. The second illustration is a cross section of a healthy, undamaged The trajectory of Doves Plate III-G (Platt left foot wound G) is an autopsy The photograph suggests that The trajectory of Mireles shot Immediately after Matix/Platts Monte Carlo was forced inside the Monte Carlo to examine the wound. 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