The body of young mother has been discovered behind a dumpster. She was last seen 14 hours ago. Her body is in full rigor mortis
. What can you conclude ? A. She died shortly after she was last seen.
B. She died approximately one hour ago.
C. She died approximately 2-6 hours ago.
D. She died approximately 8-10 hours ago.
Actually, rigor mortis sets in about 2-6 hours after death. This means she must have gone MISSING 14 hours ago, but DIED 2-6 hours ago. This means the answer is C.
