Prosecutors Use Autopsy Photos at Einhorn Trial

Spectators at the murder trial in Philadelphia of former hippie guru Ira Einhorn gasped as photos of his ex-girlfriend Helen “Holly” Maddux’s severely fractured skull were projected on a courtroom screen.

Einhorn was extradited from France last year to face trial in the 1977 killing.

Maddux had been hit in the head at least six times, with the outline of one fracture resembling the mark that would be left by a 2-by-4 board, the forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy testified.

Photos also were shown of Maddux’s mummified body, which was found in 1979 in a steamer trunk in Einhorn’s closet.

He said it was impossible to determine when the 30-year-old was killed, since it could have taken weeks, months or even years for a body to reach that condition.