Cadaveric Spasm

[Faline]

Also known as instantaneous rigor, cataleptic rigidity, or instantaneous rigidity.
Rare form of muscular stiffening that occurs at the moment of death, persists into the period of rigor mortis and can be mistaken for rigor mortis.
The cause is unknown, but usually associated with violent deaths happening with intense emotion
may affect all muscles in the body, but typically only groups, such as the forearms, or hands
seen in cases of drowning victims when grass, weeds, roots or other materials are clutched, and provides proof of life at the time of entry into the water.
Often demonstrates the last activity one did prior to death and is therefore significant in forensic investigations, e.g. clinging on a knife tightly.

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Cadaveric spasm

Victim of suicide, cadaveric spasm has maintained the position of his arms after the shotgun has been removed:


Cadaveric spasm in a drowning victim had grass from the river bank firmly clutched in the hand:


Clutching leaves:

[Shakey]

[Sharon]

Interesting, thanks

[Viking64]

Milwaukee's Best is Milwaukee's worst!!!

[Cancun78]

I wonder if this affects the way the body is positioned in the casket. One of my best friends shot herself, her arms looked so stiff and unnatural when I saw her in state.

[blancadon]

Looks like he died playing a saxaphone.

[Rusty666]

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I disagree... this fella is passed out, wanting his beer, as seen in this exhibit

[Faline]

I thought we'd see more trauma to the head with a shotgun death but i guess he shot himself through the mouth.

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Originally Posted by Kelly

I thought we'd see more trauma to the head with a shotgun death but i guess he shot himself through the mouth.

Thinking .410 if it even was a shotgin, at that