Video – Study of Human Decomposition
Warning – This video may be distrubing to some viewers
At the University of Tenneessee, forensic athropolists study what happens to a body after death. Known as the Body Farm, the study of human decomposition is carried out on real corpses.
As a results of these studeis, law enforment can compare homicide victums to an atlas of differnet bodies in various stages of decomposition to help determine the time of death. Time of death is vital for determining a pool of suspects and cross referening alabis.
From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab
