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4. Name 5 manners of death

5. Homicide
Suicide
Natural causes
Accidental
Unknown

6. Name three factors that can affect the estimation of PMI

7. Location- inside or outside
Weather conditions
Clothing on the body
Body covered or not
Location- inside or outside
Drugs

8. Evidence of tampering with the position of the body after deathcan be obtained by using…

9. Livor mortis

10. If the cause of death cannot be deterined by simple observation of the victim, what procedure is preformed?

11. Autposy

12. What is the typical rate of heat loss after death and when does the body stop losing heat?

13. 1.4 degrees an hour for the first 12 hours
0.7 degrees an hour every hour thereafter
Stops when it’s the same temp as the environment

14. What does “entomology” refer to?

15. The study of bugs

16. Name three insects usually found on a dead body…

17. Blow fly
Flesh fly
House fly
Skipper fly
Beetles

18. When should insect evidence be collected…
During the autopsy
At the scene
At the crime lab

19. At the scene

20. Which is typically the first “witness” (fly) to the crime scene?
When might this not be the case?

21. Well-sealed house; underwater
Blow fly
Well-sealed house; underwater

22. Name the 4 stages of the life cycle of an insect.

23. Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Adult

24. Found at the scene on the victim’s body:
Flesh fly: L mm
House fly: L 17-21
Blow fly: L 26-30
Estimate PMI…

25. 10-11 days

26. Which part of a body is left behind after rapid decomposition?

27. Bones

28. Name 2 bones of the human body provide clues to gender?

29. Pelvis (sacrum and cocyx)
Skull (cranium)
Vertebrae

30. If you are looking at the state of fusion of bones, what are you trying to determine?

31. Age

32. Name 2 skull features you would look at to determine race…

33. Prognathism (jaw sticking out)
Shape of eye orbits
Prognathism (jaw sticking out)
Nasal width to length ratio

34. What is rigor mortis and where does it start?

35. The stiffness of mucles after death; Starts in the eyes and face.

36. What is algor mortis?

37. Using the body temp to determine PMI.

38. A dead body of an elderly gentleman was discovered in an abandoned building. Blowfly pupae were found on the body. A missing person’s report was filed for an elderly gentleman who had wandered away from home just two days before. The body found was similar in age, height, and weight to the missing person. Could this possibly be the same person as the person described in the missing person’s report? Explain your answer.
A dead body of an elderly gentleman was discovered in an abandoned building. Blowfly pupae were found on the body. A missing person’s report was filed for an elderly gentleman who had wandered away from home just two days before. The body found was similar in age, height, and weight to the missing person. Could this possibly be the same person as the person described in the missing person’s report? Explain your answer.

39. The insect evidence of pupa cases indicates that the body found in the abandoned building had been there at least 8 to 12 days. The missing person’s report indicated that the man they were looking for had been missing just the last two days. Therefore, based on insect evidence, the man in the abandoned building could not be the same man who was reported missing.

40. Estimate PMI:
body with most muscles relaxed except for face; obese person, outside on a cold night

41. Weight and cold temps slow rigor, making it a longer PMI
4-5 hours
Weight and cold temps slow rigor, making it a longer PMI

42. Body is completely stiff, found in a hotel room with a temp of 95 degrees

43. Peak rigor ~ 12hrs, however, room is very warm, accelerating rigor
Peak rigor ~ 12hrs, however, room is very warm, accelerating rigor. Move time up, ~ 8-10 hrs

44. What is PMI?.
A dead body of an elderly gentleman was discovered in an abandoned building. Blowfly pupae were found on the body. A missing person’s report was filed for an elderly gentleman who had wandered away from home just two days before. The body found was similar in age, height, and weight to the missing person. Could this possibly be the same person as the person described in the missing person’s report? Explain your answer.

45. (the amount of time since death)
Post mortem interval
(the amount of time since death)

46. A female corpse was found partially submerged on the shore of a lake
A female corpse was found partially submerged on the shore of a lake. The air temperature was 81°F, and the water temperature was about 61°F. Rigor mortis was not evident, and the body’s temperature was 61°F. Livor mortis showed a noticeable reddening on the victim’s back that did not disappear when pressed.
Determine PMI…

47. 36 to 43 hours prior to the discovery of the body

48. Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was
What would you see in term sof RM or LM?

49. RM: stiffness in eyes, face, neck arms, maybe starting in legs.
~ 5.07 hrs (5 hrs, 2 min)
RM: stiffness in eyes, face, neck arms, maybe starting in legs.
LM: has started, but not set

50. What is the approximate time of death if the body temperature was 50°F?
What bug evidence might you see?
What stage of decomposition is the body in?

51. Maybe: house fly eggs, blow fly and flesh fly larva
~ 57.4 (57 hrs, 24 min)
Maybe: house fly eggs, blow fly and flesh fly larva
Decomp: Fresh, initial decay (0-3 days)

52. Create a scenario with a ante-, peri- and postmortem injury
Create a scenario with a ante-, peri- and postmortem injury. Identify each.

53. Ante- before
Peri- during
Post- after

54. Final Jeopardy
Make your wager

55. Estimate the height of these 2 people: Caucasian male, femur, 50.6cm
African-American female femur, 49.5cm

56. 6’2”
5’8”