Decomposition - Herman The Shocker - Page 11

Decomposition Homicide

Bodies of missing couple found buried in a vegetable garden

Fig.1 Skin slippage.

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Skin slippage

Fig.1 This man was assaulted by unknown means. He was found in a state of mild decomposition.

Decomposition Homicide

Defleshing the head for visualization of skull injuries

Fig.1 Wasps drinking "death nectar" on a scavenged human limb.

Animal Scavenging Decomposition

Wasps drinking “death nectar” on a scavenged human limb

Fig.1 Purging of putrefactive fluid from mouth and nostrils.

Decomposition

Purging of putrefactive fluid from mouth and nostrils

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The bloating stage

Fig.2 Skin slippage and expansion of the scrotum due to gas accumulation.

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Scrotal enlargement from gas formation

Fig.1 Marbling.

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Marbling

Fig.3 At autopsy, the distribution of postmortem lividities was comparable to that found at the time of death.

Accident Asphyxiation Decomposition

Woman dies from traumatic asphyxia

Decomposition Mummification

The five stages of decomposition