     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: SEPTEMBER 8, 1996 MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIFORMED OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE DEC'D RESIDENCE REFERENCE A FOUL ODOR. 
    UPON POLICE ARRIVAL, THE BUILDING MANAGER UNLOCKED THE DOOR, HOWEVER THE DOOR REMAINED SECURE DUE TO A CHAIN-TYPE LOCK. AFTER FORCED ENTRY, THE DEC'D WAS DISCOVERED EXPIRED ON THE FLOOR. SHE WAS LYING ADJACENT TO THE DINING TABLE AND WAS IN ADVANCED STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION.

     PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: DECEASED WAS BEING TREATED BY DR. RENE E. DE LOS RIOS WHO WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO SIGN THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS TO BE OBTAINED.