Decomposition - Herman The Shocker - Page 4

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

Fig.1 The mummified body of an absconder from a mental hospital.

Accident Decomposition Mummification

The mummified body of an absconder

Fig.3 Position of the body after the removal of the objects collapsed over the woman.

Accident Asphyxiation Decomposition

A lethal case of hoarding

Fig.1 Advanced adipocere formation after 2.5 years in a grave.

Accident Decomposition

Adipocere formation after 2.5 years in a grave

Fig.1 Putrefactive blisters and skin slippage.

Decomposition

Putrefactive blisters and skin slippage