imagine that a partly decomposed body is found lying in the woods was the person
found lying in the woods was the person
found lying in the woods was the person murdered and how long have they been
murdered and how long have they been
murdered and how long have they been dead to find out investigators come here
dead to find out investigators come here
dead to find out investigators come here a place known as the body farm
this two acre compound at the University
this two acre compound at the University of Tennessee is devoted to studying what
of Tennessee is devoted to studying what
of Tennessee is devoted to studying what happens to the body after death the
happens to the body after death the
happens to the body after death the scene isn’t for the squeamish on any
scene isn’t for the squeamish on any
scene isn’t for the squeamish on any given day the ground is strewn with some
given day the ground is strewn with some
given day the ground is strewn with some 50 corpses for the scientists who work
50 corpses for the scientists who work
50 corpses for the scientists who work here
here
here it’s an open-air laboratory of decay
it’s an open-air laboratory of decay
it’s an open-air laboratory of decay what is unique about the facility is
what is unique about the facility is
what is unique about the facility is that we can look at this process of
that we can look at this process of
that we can look at this process of decomposition day 1 day 2 day 18 and day
decomposition day 1 day 2 day 18 and day
decomposition day 1 day 2 day 18 and day 37 and day 156 dr. Murray Marx is a
37 and day 156 dr. Murray Marx is a
37 and day 156 dr. Murray Marx is a forensic anthropologist once
forensic anthropologist once
forensic anthropologist once decomposition sets in a normal autopsy
decomposition sets in a normal autopsy
decomposition sets in a normal autopsy cannot be done and so the pathologist
cannot be done and so the pathologist
cannot be done and so the pathologist turns to the anthropologist to come up
turns to the anthropologist to come up
turns to the anthropologist to come up with some information to provide that
with some information to provide that
with some information to provide that information dr. Marx is compiling an
information dr. Marx is compiling an
information dr. Marx is compiling an unusual and for some stomach-turning
unusual and for some stomach-turning
unusual and for some stomach-turning reference work an atlas for law
reference work an atlas for law
reference work an atlas for law enforcement that will display bodies in
enforcement that will display bodies in
enforcement that will display bodies in every state of decay what happens is you
every state of decay what happens is you
every state of decay what happens is you pull out the atlas and you compare your
pull out the atlas and you compare your
pull out the atlas and you compare your body that’s decomposed to this it’s a
body that’s decomposed to this it’s a
body that’s decomposed to this it’s a standard it will provide I think a gold
standard it will provide I think a gold
standard it will provide I think a gold standard for the process of
standard for the process of
standard for the process of decomposition the work at the body farm
decomposition the work at the body farm
decomposition the work at the body farm is important to solving crimes but it’s
is important to solving crimes but it’s
is important to solving crimes but it’s also gruesome this corpse has been
also gruesome this corpse has been
also gruesome this corpse has been outside for two weeks and it’s giving
outside for two weeks and it’s giving
outside for two weeks and it’s giving off a powerful stench
off a powerful stench
off a powerful stench it’s not like garbage it’s not even like
it’s not like garbage it’s not even like
it’s not like garbage it’s not even like a dead animal it’s not like a mouse
a dead animal it’s not like a mouse
a dead animal it’s not like a mouse that’s behind your wall that dies I mean
that’s behind your wall that dies I mean
that’s behind your wall that dies I mean it’s a it’s a pungent sweet smell you
it’s a it’s a pungent sweet smell you
it’s a it’s a pungent sweet smell you never forget it the researchers focus on
never forget it the researchers focus on
never forget it the researchers focus on details that would revolt most people
details that would revolt most people
details that would revolt most people such as blackened skin an important clue
such as blackened skin an important clue
such as blackened skin an important clue in establishing time of death the darker
in establishing time of death the darker
in establishing time of death the darker the flesh the longer the body’s been
the flesh the longer the body’s been
the flesh the longer the body’s been dead can see the head is darker that arm
dead can see the head is darker that arm
dead can see the head is darker that arm is a little bit darker so I’m trying to
is a little bit darker so I’m trying to
is a little bit darker so I’m trying to show all the variation throughout the
show all the variation throughout the
show all the variation throughout the body few people want to think about what
body few people want to think about what
body few people want to think about what flies and maggots do to a body much less
flies and maggots do to a body much less
flies and maggots do to a body much less study it but dr. marks knows these
study it but dr. marks knows these
study it but dr. marks knows these scavengers are as regular as clockwork
scavengers are as regular as clockwork
scavengers are as regular as clockwork the first flies will arrive within half
the first flies will arrive within half
the first flies will arrive within half an hour of death and invade the body
an hour of death and invade the body
an hour of death and invade the body what they look for are the orifices the
what they look for are the orifices the
what they look for are the orifices the nose the mouth ears the ground body
nose the mouth ears the ground body
nose the mouth ears the ground body interface where it’s going to be shaded
interface where it’s going to be shaded
interface where it’s going to be shaded inside the body the flies lay eggs and
inside the body the flies lay eggs and
inside the body the flies lay eggs and 24 hours later the eggs produce the
24 hours later the eggs produce the
24 hours later the eggs produce the slithering flesh-eating insects
slithering flesh-eating insects
slithering flesh-eating insects maggots they’re an important clue for
maggots they’re an important clue for
maggots they’re an important clue for dr. marks when the maggots reach fifteen
dr. marks when the maggots reach fifteen
dr. marks when the maggots reach fifteen millimeters in length they’ve been fed
millimeters in length they’ve been fed
millimeters in length they’ve been fed for about one week the better I am
for about one week the better I am
for about one week the better I am sitting over on that hill watching these
sitting over on that hill watching these
sitting over on that hill watching these processes the better the crime-scene
processes the better the crime-scene
processes the better the crime-scene investigator is going to be and the more
investigator is going to be and the more
investigator is going to be and the more evidence they’ll have to give as far as
evidence they’ll have to give as far as
evidence they’ll have to give as far as finding suspects and I’m fortunate to be
finding suspects and I’m fortunate to be
finding suspects and I’m fortunate to be able to be a part of that it’s not nasty
able to be a part of that it’s not nasty
able to be a part of that it’s not nasty and it’s not gross or awful to do I mean
and it’s not gross or awful to do I mean
and it’s not gross or awful to do I mean it’s a job that has to be done
it’s a job that has to be done
it’s a job that has to be done you
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