At 4:26 p.m. Saturday, The Washington Post received an obituary submission from a Hotmail account that Drath’s second husband, Albrecht Gero Muth, has used to organize events through several military-related Web sites. In the obituary submission, Drath’s cause of death was listed as “Head Trauma resulting from Fall.”

Muth was at the Georgetown home when paramedics arrived Friday, police said.

Newsham said Sunday that Drath’s injuries “are inconsistent with the report of a fall.”