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Fig.1 Postmortem rat bites.

Animal Scavenging Decomposition

Postmortem rat bites

Fig.1 The laceration of the pelvic floor with the testicles protrusion.

Accident

Fatal scuba diving accident during Costa Concordia recovery

Fig.1 Death scene. A 46-year-old male dentist was found dead of ligature strangulation next to a dental unit at the dental clinic where he worked.

Asphyxiation Hanging Suicide

Ligature strangulation using a dental unit

Fig.1 Skin slippage, lividity, and marbling.

Decomposition

Skin slippage, lividity, and marbling

Fig.4 Carol Marie Beethe was found in the bedroom of her home with a shotgun placed into her vagina. She also had been posed and propped for shock value.

Homicide Serial Killers

The victims of serial killer George Waterfield Russell Jr.

Fig.1 Extreme tissue discoloration and gas formation in a body removed from water.

Decomposition

Extreme tissue discoloration and gas formation

Fig.1 Maggot activity on a decomposing body.

Decomposition

Insects, carnivores, and other invaders can speed up the process of decomposition

Fig.1 Postmortem animal depredation after poisoning.

Animal Scavenging

Postmortem animal depredation after poisoning

Fig.3 Left lateral view of the head and neck showing scissors in situ in the right eye.

Homicide

Elderly male found dead with a pair of scissors protruding from the right eye

Fig.1 Slashed throat.

Homicide

Slashed throat