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Time of Death Chapter 10

Postmortem Interval (PMI) Time of death determined by: Temperature physical environment body is found Clothing Algor mortis Tendency of body to cool after death Normal body temperature: 37°C Dependent on condition body is found in: Location

Livor mortis Rigor mortis Pooling of blood at the lowest part of the body caused by gravity Onset is rapid and causes body surfaces to turn pinkish-red After several hours becomes “fixed”, body surfaces turn greenish-brown Rigor mortis Degree of stiffening of the body 3-4 hours after death body starts to stiffen Completely stiff between 12 – 24 hours after death, after 36 hours rigor mortis has completely disappeared

Other methods for determining PMI Chemical levels in body Examination of stomach contents Stomach is completely empty within 3 to 6 hours after eating Small intestines empty within 8 hours after eating Entomology Study of bugs in decomposing corpse

Stages of Decomposition In terrestrial environment the stages are loosley divided into four stages: Fresh Bloat Putrefaction Putrid dry remains Sometimes the single body is at different stages of decomposition E.g.: one part is buried other is exposed to elements

Fresh body At time of death The heart stops The skin gets tight and grey in color Cell start to die (brain 3-7 min; skin up 24 hours) All the muscles relax The bladder and bowels empty Nails do not grow

After 24 hours These are the changes: Body temperature is equal to environmental The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color that spreads over the whole body There is the strong smell of rotting meat The face of the person is essentially no longer recognizable

Bloat After about 3 -4 days: Gases in the body makes the skin blistered The front of the body swells Tongue may protrude Fluid from the lungs oozes out of the mouth and nose Terrible smell from the various gases

Putrefaction (decay) The soft tissues rapidly disappear due to autolysis, bacterial, insect and other animal activity The body collapses on itself as the skin is compromised and cannot hold the gases. Adipocere (corpse wax) formed during the decay process under suitable conditions. Inhibits further decay Result of acumulation of saturated fatty acids which lower the pH and inhibit microbial growth.

Adipocere (corpse wax) Adipocere (corpse wax) formed during the decay process under suitable conditions. Influences further decay Inhibits further decay Result of acumulation of saturated fatty acids which lower the pH and inhibit microbial growth.

Mummification Decay in dry conditions, both warm and cold, with strong air current leading to increased water loss In deserts, cold places Murder victim placed in chimneys Can be preserved for hundreds and thousands of years (provided there are no insects feedeing on them).

Summary of Factors PROMOTING DECAY DELAYING DECAY Oxygen supply not restricted Warm temperature (15-37°C) Humid atmosphere Presence of invertebrate detritivores (e.g. blowfly larvae) Wasp, ant and other invertebrate predators feeding on corpse Wounds permitting invertebrates easier access to internal body tissues Surface burning causing skin to crackand thereby allowing easier access of invertebrates and oxygen to internal tissues Obesity Suffering from septicaemia or myiasis before death Body exposed to the environment above ground Body resting on soil Oxygen supply restricted Cold temperature (<10°C; decay will cease below 0°C) Dry atmosphere Absence of invertebrate detritivores Wasp, ant and other invertebrate predator sfeeding on detritivores Inability of detritivores to gain access to all or part of the corpse Intense burning resulting in tissues becoming carbonized and drying out. Burial on land or underwater (rate of decay declines with increasing depth) Body suspended above ground (e.g. hanging) Formation of adipocere Mummification Embalming