Rigor mortis is a recognizable indication of death characterized by muscles stiffening and locking into place. At normal temperatures, rigor mortis starts around four hours following death. Rigor mortis is a temporary condition. After a total of about eight hours after death, muscles relax again.

Livor Mortis (lividity) can help investigators determine the time of death. The staining of tissue normally begins within the first two hours after death. The process reaches it’s full peak in eight to twelve hours. If the victim is moved during the first six hours after death the purplish discoloration can shift, causing the new, lowest.

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The Body After Death. Left exposed to the elements, dead bodies break down very quickly. After the heart stops beating, the body immediately starts turning cold. This phase is known as algor mortis, or the death chill. Each hour, the body temperature falls about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.83 degrees Celsius) until it reaches room temperature.

Livor mortis refers to the maroon or purplish discoloration of the skin that happens when blood, particularly red blood cells, stops circulating and settles in the area of the body closest to the ground.