Dr. Fisher was lying on the back thus postmortem staining can be observed on his back. But if the body was moved after death then postmortem staining can also be observed on different parts of the body that can be the front part.
When you manually crank the flashlight, a coil of wire inside the generator converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy. This allows an electrical current to flow through the flashlight, thus lighting the bulb of the flashlight.