A 34-year-old Japanese woman found slain at the bottom of the Grand Canyon in early May was stabbed 29 times, according to the county medical examiner's report.
The report also indicates the body of Tomomi Hanamure had several cuts and bruises on her hands and arms — defensive wounds indicating she tried to fend off the attack.
A federal official says nobody is in custody in relation to the killing.
Hanamure was reported missing May 9, after a maid cleaning her motel room in Supai Village discovered that her bed had not been slept in and all of her belongings were still in the room.
Officials from several agencies began an exhaustive search of the area. On May 13, a village resident found her body in shallow water close to a waterfall near the village. Hanamure had flown from Tokyo to Los Angeles a few days before her death, rented a car in Los Angeles and visited several tourist sites before heading to Havasupai.
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She was last seen May 8 heading off for the falls at Havasupai. Her car was found on the South Rim of the Canyon where the trailhead to Havasupai begins.
Most of Hanamure's wounds were to her neck, head and torso, with several of the blows, one of which penetrated 3 1/2 inches, being fatal, according to the autopsy prepared by Dr. Lawrence Czarnecki, Coconino County medical examiner.
Terry Wade, supervisory special agent for the FBI in Flagstaff, said that FBI and Coconino County Sheriff's Office investigators continue to jointly investigate.
Hanamure's body was found fully clothed, according to the report. The clothing, swab samples from underneath her fingernails and clippings of her fingernails were preserved as evidence to be taken to the Arizona Department of Public Safety crime lab in Flagstaff for processing. A rape examination was conducted, which includes the search for possible DNA evidence.
Hanamure's body was identified with the help of dental records. Her father traveled to Flagstaff in May to claim his daughter's body.
