Body decomposition is a gruesome intricate process. Here's a step-by-step guide to what happens to your body, in 13 steps. ... Rigor mortis sets in. The body becomes stiff with rigor mortis.

Bate-Smith and Bendall1 reported that rigor mortis in muscle was caused by the irreversible association of actin and myosin as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) became depleted. Conflicting reports ...