Does the currency go right back in circulation? Do you wash it in acid, or what?
2007-01-20 20:14:12 · 5 answers · asked by rayaxe 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
More details : This question is aimed at morgue personnel, coroners, forensic anthropologists, et al...
I don't have corpses in my basements, just a few skeletons in my closet :)
2007-01-23 04:28:02 · update #1
the stuff is probably saved till the end of the investigation, and when it's not needed anymore, i guess they clean the coins nicely and send them back in circulation. the notes won't survive it, they probably end up in the trash.
2007-01-20 20:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by qwerty u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine that it depends on the circumstances involved. Was the person murdered, is cause of death unknown or did they die of natural causes? In some murder investigations, whether cause is known or not, articles belonging to the deceased may be run through various forensic tests and/or later stored as evidence. If the person can be identified and they died of natural causes, I would imagine that all the articles found with the deceased could be claimed by a relative. Otherwise, I'm not entirely sure.
Interesting and different question though.
Take care.
2007-01-20 20:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mary R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the real question is; what are you doing going through dead peoples' pockets? There're laws against that sort of thing.
2007-01-20 20:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that it would be returned to the family of the person as personal affects.
2007-01-25 13:17:33 · answer #4 · answered by jumbos_mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that if the money itself isn't rotten, you can still use it as usual.
2007-01-20 20:28:03 · answer #5 · answered by dories 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋