Table 1.

Overview of the investigated cases

	A	B	C
Age	33	54	69
Sex	M	M	M
Height [cm]	172	184	181
Weight [kg]	52.8	95	79
Cause of death	Internal and external bleeding	Drowning	Subdural hemorrhage
PMI*/environment	2.4 days/4 °C cooling unit	Max. 42 days/3 °C water	Max. 10 days/20 °C apartment
Degree of decomposition	Fresh	Early decomposition	Advanced decomposition

*PMI postmortem interval