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1 CE
Rigor Mortis
Four minutes after death the body will stiffen up and the body starts to become pale. -
2
Bacteria
bacteria in the gut begins to eat at the body -
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Flies
on the surface of the body, flies are laying their eggs in the openings of the body and the maggots are eating the subcutaneous fat. Brain will liquefy and leak out the ears and mouth and gloving also occurs where the skin peels off. -
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Day 4
at day four, rigor mortis has gone down, and the smell of decay saturates the air and abdomen begins to swell bacterial byproducts. -
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Day 10
by day 10 the abdomen will swell and rupture with a wet pop, and more insects begin to feed inside the body. Saponification occurs due to body fats and acids. Skin becomes mummified and draws close to the bones. -
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Bones
after the body is completely decomposed, the bones are cleaned and added to the University of Tennessee skeletal archives.
