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Rigor mortis and lividity are natural processes that occur after death and can help estimate time of death. Rigor mortis is the stiffening of the body due to loss of ATP, beginning with small facial muscles within 2 hours and spreading to larger muscles over 8-12 hours before reversing over 18 hours. Lividity is the settling of blood due to gravity within 30 minutes of death, leaving a dark discoloration, and can be used to identify if a body has been moved for up to 6 hours. Together, rigor mortis and livi

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