Decomposition - Herman The Shocker - Page 3

Fig.1 Masses of P. terraenovae puparia on partially mummified corpse suggest that the flies have been breeding on it for several generations.

Decomposition Mummification

Masses of puparia on partially mummified corpse

Fig.1 Natural mummification. Brown to black leathery appearance of the skin.

Decomposition Mummification

Natural mummification

Fig.1 Mummified body of an elderly male.

Accident Decomposition Mummification

Mummified body of an elderly male

Fig.1 Suicide by drowning.

Decomposition Drowning Suicide

Suicide by drowning

Fig.1 Note the matching pressure marks indicating that the head had been resulting on the neck for a prolonged time interval whilst the woman was still alive yet severely neglected by her son.

Accident Decomposition

Corpse of an old woman found in her apartment

Fig.1 Fly larvae in the mouth and eyes.

Decomposition

Fly larvae in the mouth and eyes

Fig.1 Protrusion of the tongue due to putrefactive gas formation and purging of putrefactive fluid from the nostrils.

Decomposition

Protrusion of the tongue due to putrefactive gas formation

Fig.1 Adipocere formation in remains recovered from a moist environment.

Decomposition

Adipocere formation in remains recovered from a moist environment

Fig.1 Decomposition after submersion in water.

Accident Animal Scavenging Decomposition Drowning

Decomposition after submersion in water

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Accident Decomposition Drowning

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami victims