Describe the impact on time of death for each of the variables listed below. If you based your time of death estimates strictly on temperature loss to be 10 hours earlier, would you reduce your 10-hour estimate or increase your 10-hour estimate if the body had been:
1) Naked
2) Exposed to windy conditions
3) Suffering from an illness prior to death
4) Submerged in a lake
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I thought option C is correct
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1. Naked- The body will lose heat faster than a person who is fully clothed which reduces the 10-hour estimate.
2. Exposed to windy conditions- When it is windy outside the temperature tends to decrease due to the winds therefore a body would cool down faster than the predicted 10-hour window.
3. Suffering from an illness before death- Because illness usually causes fever which increases the body temperature the body might take longer to cool down from starting at a higher temperature.
4. Submerged in a lake- Lakes usually have a cooler temperature than the outside air so the body might take a shorter amount of time to cool down.
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