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    Jan 19, 2008, 10:51 AM
    Death by suffocation ?
    Is it possible for a person to suffocate without visible signs on the body, e.g if you drank

    Alcohol and fell asleep face down into pillows.:confused:
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    Jan 19, 2008, 11:11 AM
    If you are locked in a sealed room (the classic "locked in a bank vault"), there would not be any marks on the body.
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    Jan 19, 2008, 11:31 AM
    There should always be some signs, i.e. impressions of the pillow on the face, signs of which way they were laying when they died, if the body was moved and so on. Also perhaps fibers in the mouth or throat or even lungs.
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    Jan 19, 2008, 11:43 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by gar54
    Is it possible for a person to suffocate without visible signs on the body, e.g if you drank

    alcohol and fell asleep face down into pillows.:confused:
    I've been told that Petechiae should be present if suffocation took place even if it was accidental death is this true.
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