Edited by Burkhard Madea, MD, director, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany
General Remarks on Estimating the Time Since Death. Historical Review on Early Work on Estimating of the Time Since Death. Supravitality in Tissues. Rigor Mortis. Postmortem Lividity. Postmortem Body Cooling and Temperature-Based Methods. Autolysis, Putrefactive Changes and Postmortem Chemistry. Gastric Contents and Time Since Death. Immunohistochemical Methods as an Aid in Estimating the Time Since Death. Practical Casework. Forensic Entomology. Radiocarbon Dating. Cross-Sectional Imaging and the Postmortem Interval.