Forgive me for dishonoring the dead but...
It had only been a week. Why did they need dental records to identify her? Did the perpetrator use something to decompose the body at a faster rate?
2007-06-24 21:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by Lynda M ♥ 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
She was reported missing on June 15th..Just over a week. And it was in Ohio so the temps were pretty average. I just think it's odd that the body decomposed so much that they had to use dental records to identify her. He must have used some kind of chemical to aid in the decomposition.
2007-06-24 22:10:05 · update #1
I think the weather was the only factor. Its actually been in the high 80s for several weeks now and just one day exposed in the heat and outdoors is enough to expedite the decomposition process. How sad that something this terrible can happen again. Unfortunately, the news has announced that the murder of pregnant women is rising...what a horrific statistic to even fathom!
2007-07-01 23:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Debbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Morning Lynda; I'm assuming that when they investigated the home they had found bleach poured over a large area so I'm wondering if this suspect thought that bleach might decompose the body quicker so he might have used the bleach on her before they rolled her body in the rug and then disposed her in the park area. Straight bleach would eat the skin and make burns and with the warmth it might have possibly worked faster than normal since she was wrapped in a rug to hold the heat in. Just a thought but gruesome one. I feel so sorry for her family and her son and what that poor girl went through. I'm not totally for the death penalty but I hope he gets what he deserves. Have a blessed day!.
2007-07-02 11:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This time of year, insects help increase the rate of decomposition. Add to that heat, rain, and the fact that there is quite a bit of humidity in ohio. Also, wasn't she found in a shallow grave? The moisture in the ground probably added to that. In any event, it was a sad case.
2007-07-01 23:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by cactus bloom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That we'll probably never know. Police use as many identification tags as they can. They have to be absolutely positive it's the right body. It may seem redundant, but if you had lost someone, and they found a body, you'd probably want to make sure it really is your loved one. They may not have had fingerprints on file, but dental records are indisputable.
2007-07-02 15:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by phlada64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body was left in a wooded area where animals could get to it. The temperature has been 80+ for most of the last week and it is believed that her body was not found "intact"
2007-06-25 05:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Greatest&Chiefest of calamities 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't long for the bugs and varmints to come around and start doing their thing on a decomposing body.
You may ask me if I am an expert on forensics and I would say, "No, but I watched CSI last night while sleeping in a Holiday Inn."
2007-06-25 08:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by Moose 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the heat and exposure, decomp can be fast or slowed down. I believe she was missing longer than a week, and they said she was in a shallow grave...not much protection from the elements. Poor lady.
2007-06-25 05:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Kerry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She was dead, in the woods, until her body was found.
2007-06-25 05:04:47 · answer #8 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋