Question

Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was

50.0°F?*
38 hours 22 minutes
34 hours 8 minutes
57 hours 24 minutes
43 hours 8 minutes

Answer 1

After the first 12 hours, the body loses about 0.39°C (0.7°F) per hour. than 12 hours. you use the rate of 0.78°C per hour to estimate the time of death. Temperature of dead body is 32.2°C

Answer 2

D) 43 hours and 8 minutes but it also depends where the body was and the temperature it was in the area the body was discovered.