Plastic Jars and Tubes (Vicky Fleming Autopsy Evidence)

The plastic jars and tubes used to bag and label extracted human evidence from Vicky Fleming’s body are essential tools in the forensic process. John Wadsworth handles these objects with visible strain, his movements methodical but tense as he labels organs, tissues, and clippings. The jars and tubes symbolize the clinical detachment required in autopsy procedures, yet they also highlight the grim reality of the investigation. Their use ensures that evidence is preserved for further analysis, though the rain and porous ground at the crime scene have already compromised some forensic traces.

The plastic jars and tubes are the tools through which John Wadsworth processes the evidence of Vicky’s death. As he bags and labels human tissue samples—organs, clippings, and the vaginal block—these objects become vessels for the forensic record. Their sterile surfaces contrast with the grotesque contents they hold: a bowel here, a lung there, the vaginal block a silent testament to the violence inflicted. The jars and tubes are both practical and symbolic, encapsulating the duality of the mortuary as a place of science and horror. They are the means by which the body’s story is preserved, even as the crime scene’s contamination threatens to erase it.