Decomposition - Herman The Shocker - Page 7

Fig.1 Typical postmortem changes combined with mud and debris.

Accident Decomposition Drowning

Body recovered from water

Decomposition Homicide

Bodies of missing couple found buried in a vegetable garden

Fig.1 Skin slippage.

Decomposition

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

Decomposition

The bloating stage

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

Decomposition

Scrotal enlargement from gas formation

Fig.1 Marbling.

Decomposition

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

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