I have a question about rigor, we are working on a case and no forensic expert has been hired yet, so we are working with what we have. Here's where we get confused, the police are saying the man was shot (once chest/once chest) 40 cal. gun between 2:05 and 2:20. However, the maintenance man tried...

I was recently unfortunate enough to have to watch someone close die from sudden onset cancer. At the end, last few hours, he was rigid, ice cold and wet on hands and feet, and his jaw was locked.for the previous 3 days his eyes were backwards and un-moveable and to all of us it looked as though he...

What is the physiological & pathological explanation for rigor mortis?

When someone dies and is found within 15 minutes when does rigor mortis set in and when do the eyes start to sink in Why does the face, neck shoulders, arms and sides of the body have redness When viewing body why is there redness tint on the face neck, shoulders arms sides of body and back...

Name the diseases in which rigor mortis do not occur