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**Liver mortis does NOT tell one the position the decedent was in at the time of death-- only the position the decedent was at the time liver mortis became fixed. '''If''' the decedent wasn't moved liver mortis can help determine the position the person was in when they died. | **Liver mortis does NOT tell one the position the decedent was in at the time of death-- only the position the decedent was at the time liver mortis became fixed. '''If''' the decedent wasn't moved liver mortis can help determine the position the person was in when they died. | ||
=== | ===Post-mortem decomposition/preservation=== | ||
One of three things happens post-mortem:<reF name=Ref_HospAuto102>{{Ref HospAuto|102}}</ref> | |||
#Mummification. | |||
#Putrefaction (skeletonisation). | |||
#Adipocere - transformation into wax (due to anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis of fat). | |||
*A mix of the above often occur, i.e. part of the corpse is mummified... part of it decomposed through putrefaction. | |||
*A mix of | |||
Mummification: | Mummification: | ||