Estimating+time+of+Death+BH

1. a. approximately how long ago did the man die? 5.3     b. justify your answer. The body temperature is 98.6 degrees. When he was found teh body temperature was 93 degrees. body temp. decreases steadily 1 degree every hour. He has been dead for approximately 5.3hours. c. Would clothing on the body have made a difference in determining the actual time of death? Why or Why not? Yes, clothes help keep the body warm. It accelerates rigor moris. The body doesn't cool as fast.

2.   a. between 36 and 48 hours--> maybe longer because water lowers the temperature.. which slows down decay process b. because livor mortis had set in.. and rigor mortis had stopped. meaning that the body had been dead for more then 36 hours.

3. 36-48 hours. rigor mortis isn't evident becuase it is after 46 hours. but

4. a. larva 1- 24 hours Larva 2- 60 hours Pupa- 192-288 adult- 432-576

b. some eggs and larva stage 1: between 0- 24 hours some adults and pupa- between 288- 500 hours some larva found in stage 2- and stage-3 96..

5. NO, if it is pupae found then the body has been dead for 192-288 hours.. Not 2 dyas. 6. 9 days after death... they are all at the same stage..