In 1959, a young physician named Gerd Holler, who was stationed in the area, accompanied by a member of the Vetsera family as well as specialists in funereal preservation, inspected her remains. The bones were in total disarray, but Vetsera's shoes and a quantity of long black hair were found in the coffin. Holler carefully examined the skull and other bones for traces of a bullet hole, but stated that he found no such wound. The skull cavity did show an area of trauma, which could have been inflicted by grave robbers, but also potentially indicated that Vetsera had died from a blow to her skull. This would support the theory that she was not murdered by the Crown Prince.