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What might the presence of rigor mortis tell us about the time of death? (Given that the body was found in extremely hot and humid conditions in July, is it even useful in this case?) Use Wikipedia for this

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Rigor Mortis is a muscle stiffness that happens within around 24 hours of death so if it was present the death was recent
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