Rigor Mortis
The first muscles that show Rigor Mortis
What is Small Muscles/Face?
Medical examination to determine the cause of death
What is Autopsy?
The body begins decomposition after death at this time
What is Immediately?
PMI stands for
What is Postmortem Interval?
Name the three types of Serial Killers
What is Organized, Unorganized, and Mixed?
Name three factors that affect the Rigor Mortis of bodies
What is Ambient temperature/A person’s weight/ Presence, absence, and weight of clothing/Illness/ Level of physical activity shortly before death/Exposure to heat, cold, sun, and wind/Body Mass
An elected official, either a layman or physician, who certifies deaths and can order additional investigations of suspicious deaths
What is Coroner?
This is the first occurrence of decomposition
What is Cell Autolysis?
The cooling of the body following death
What is Algor Mortis?
Working as a business man, the American Psycho is
Who is Patrick Bateman?
A corpse found that feels cold and is limp has been dead for
What is More than 36 Hours?
The breakdown of cells as they self-digest
What is Autolysis?
This occurs in a corpse as more gases, such as hydrogen sulfide, methane, sulfur dioxide, putrescine, and cadaverine, are released inside the body
What is Bloating?
The eyes of a corpse were open and this forms on the eyeball
What is a Cloudy Film?
Jeffery Dahmer's MO
What is Cannibalism?
A body was found dead at the gym on the treadmill. This part of the body would display Rigor Mortis first
What is Legs?
DAILY DOUBLE
Destruction of soft tissue by bacteria that results in the release of waste gases and fluids
What is Putrefaction?
Sulfur compounds combine with hemoglobin and lend a brown color to veins and the skin. This occurs in the skin as a result of protein decomposition
What is Marbling?
The reddish coloration of a deceased person's skin
What is Livor Mortis?
Ted Bundy was a prolific serial killer. Tell me if he is a Psychopath or a Sociopath and explain
What is Psychopath because he has no connections?
A thin male was found dead in his hot apartment 5 hours after death. Tell me what stage Rigor Mortis could be in
What is Peak Rigor?
A fatty or waxy substance produced during the decomposition of dead bodies exposed to moisture. Pronunciation counts
What is Adipocere?
DAILY DOUBLE
Name the two things on the body that decomposition does not affect
What is Hair and Fingernail length?
The average temperature of a dead body
What is 32 Degrees Celsius/90 Degrees Fahrenheit?
This Serial Killer is home to Illinois and committed many crimes against young men
Who is John Wayne Gacy?