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The body of a 35-year-old woman was recovered from the bank of a swamp in the southeastern United States. The presence of gnaw marks on the amputated forearm bones and long strands of tissue consistent with large teeth marks, relate to alligator anthropophagy.

Fig.1 Body recovered from the bank of a swamp.

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Fig.1 Bullet graze wound.

Bullet graze wound

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Fig.1 Postmortem animal interference.

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Fig.1 Bloating and decompositional blisters.

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Strangulation with a rope and cut neck

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