Across
- 2. the ____ of food in digestive system helps est. how long after a person ate that they died
- 5. time between death and discovery of the body
- 6. first stage of decomposition give off this
- 7. will appear on the skin in the fresh decomp stage
- 12. a _____ will appear on the eyes in 2-3 hours if open
- 13. 12 hours food stays here
- 14. in active decay the body may do this
- 19. the discoloration zone on the eye
- 20. 4-6 hours to empty this
- 21. stage 3 of decomp
- 23. "body farm" is located here
- 25. explanation in court insect related evidence
- 27. produced during bloat- causing bloating
- 28. come to the body after 3 years
Down
- 1. using insects to help in crime investigation
- 3. entomologists collect insect evidence around this
- 4. last stage of decomposition
- 7. stage that comes after fresh
- 8. the scientist that use insects to help solve crimes
- 9. these can flow from the body in stage 2 bloating
- 10. first to arrive at the body
- 11. another insect to arrive after blowflies
- 12. there are this many stages of decomposition
- 15. the intestine where food is released from the body
- 16. body begins to dry
- 17. body may form a wax layer in active decay
- 18. this is lost in stage 3 decomp
- 22. first stage of decomp attracts insects and they lay___
- 24. the surface of the _____ dry out after death
- 26. begins instantly after death
- 27. skin during bloating turns this color
