The murder of Caylee Anthony happened in 2008, she was declared missing on July 15, 2008. On December 11, 2008 remains of what looked like to be a child was found in a swamp half a mile away from the Anthony residence. After undergoing investigation and examination on the remains it was determined the remains were indeed Caylee Anthony’s. Her skeletal remains were scattered and the medical examiner was unable to determine the cause of death due to their conditions. Different weather location conditions can cause different reactions to occur to the remains. Police usually call the dumping of a body is a different place than the person was killed, a dump job. Killers usually favor places with no cameras and places people wouldn’t normally be …show more content…
The parts of her part were scattered in different parts of the woods. Some in plastic bags and also a hamper was found there. Articles of her clothing was found scattered around also as well as letterings and her shorts. This young girl was too young to lose her life in such a horrible way. There are five stages to the decomposition process are fresh, bloat, active, advanced decay and dry/remains. Shortly after the body dies algor mortis occurs which is the cooling of the body. Within 3 to 6 hours after death the muscular tissue becomes rigid and cannot relax otherwise known as rigor mortis. Livor mortis is when blood is no longer pumping it drains to the dependent portions of the body. Autolysis then occurs due to the heart stopping so blood no longer supplies oxygen or remove carbon dioxide from the …show more content…
This loss happens because of the feeding of maggots and the purging of decomposition fluids into the surrounding environment. The ending of the active decay process is the migration of maggots away from the body to pupate. Advanced decay is when the remains is located on soil, the area surrounding it will show evidence of vegetation death. Dry/ remains is when the body shows portions of the bones because the soft tissue is removed from the cadaver. This process is referred to as partially skeletonize. Caylee M. Anthony Age: 2 years to 3 years Anthropologic estimation of age 3 years plus/ minus 6 months. Race: White Sex: Female DOB: August 9, 2005 DOD: (Found) 12/11/2008 Last seen alive 6/16/2008 Reported Missing: 7/15/2008 • Pieces of skeletal remains found in a wooded overgrown area. • Portions of skeletal remains intermixed in two black trash bags and a laundry bag. • Vertebrae found away from skull and bags. • Other anatomic units clustering’s were found scattered. • No soft tissue was found on skeleton and minimal adiopocere found on several bones. • Small roots growing into vertebral bodies. • Several overlapping pieces of duct tape over the portion of the lower skull, including mandible and portion of the maxilla. • Duct tape still attached to scalp hairs. • Lower jaw still in position with no visible soft tissue beneath the duct tape. • No trauma evident on the