Estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) is a critical aspect of forensic science ... body temperature changes (algor mortis), muscle stiffness (rigor mortis), and blood settling (livor mortis ...

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We are forensic scientists leading the forensics ... Similarly, cold environments can delay the onset and duration of rigor mortis, or body stiffening. The process of decomposition, including ...

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in diameter. There was dependent livor mortis over the back of the neck, the back of the trunk and the legs. There was no significant rigor mortis. The teeth were carious. There was an old healed ...