Autopsy of Bob Saget reveals intense head trauma with multiple skull fractures

The autopsy report for comedian and actor Bob Saget was released late last week, spurring questions as to his cause of death, which was presumed to be an accident.

The autopsy revealed that Saget's skull had been fractured in many places, and that heavy bleeding on both hemispheres of the brain had ensued as a result. There were even fractures present right above the eye sockets.

Saget's family had previously stated that the 65-year-old had sustained a blow to the head and went to sleep, not aware of how badly he was hurt. However, the autopsy report contradicts that narrative, according to the Daily Mail.

Experts are saying that that kind of "significant" trauma is consistent with a heavy blow to the head using a blunt object such as a baseball bat, or a 20-30 foot fall, landing squarely on the head.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta also commented that "what [the autopsy report] reveals more than anything else is this was not a simple bump on the head."

Gupta continued, "When you read this autopsy report that may still be the case, but it was a pretty significant blow to the head."

"That takes a lot of force to do that," Gupta said of the injury. "If I knew nothing else about what had happened, you'd think this was someone who had fallen down the stairs and had several impacts to the head or been unrestrained in a car accident."

Other experts, such as emergency trauma doctor Drs. Megan Ranney and Dr. Richard Signorelli, indicated that while the autopsy report alone doesn't constitute proof of foul play, further investigation is warranted at this point.