[hermantheshocker]

I don't have the backstory about the exhumation in these images. The removal of a dead body from the ground after it has been buried is known as exhumation. Examples of situations where exhumation may occur include; for family reasons (for example if the family of the deceased person want the remains to be moved to another burial ground), for public health reasons (for example if a cemetery is being moved), or as part of a criminal investigation. Exhumations are generally rare and tend to be traumatic for the family involved. They can take a long time to arrange and are usually expensive.


Fig.1 Identifying the grave.


Fig.2 Dug open grave exposing the coffin.


Fig.3 Coffin being lifted up.

The term exhumation comes from the Latin ex meaning ‘out of’ and humus meaning ‘earth’: exhumation is literally ‘taking out of the earth.’ It also covers the disturbance of remains within a grave, particularly when a grave is reopened for burial. It is important to understand that it is unlawful to disturb any human remains (this includes any cremated remains) without first obtaining the necessary legal authority. In a forensic context exhumation typically refers to the removal of human remains. Excavation refers to the removal of other buried evidence such as drugs, weapons, or material associated with human remains such as ballistics, ligatures, clothing, and personal effects.


Fig.4 Coffin opened with exposure of the dead putrefied body.


Fig.5 The dead putrefied body.


Fig.6 Autopsy performed.

In theory, anyone can remove human remains or other evidential material from the earth. However, when recovery is undertaken by inexperienced people several problems can occur: the human remains typically become commingled and the association between the remains and other relevant evidence (context) is lost. The recovery of evidence is a destructive process that cannot be repeated: this applies to the recovery of buried human remains (regardless of the preservation) and other associated or related evidence. Consequently, in both archeological and forensic contexts it is imperative that buried evidence is recovered correctly from the beginning as the process is an unrepeatable experience.

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[William May]

I don't know how much they paid the undertaker, but it looks like she got no services out of them except being placed in a casket. Doesn't look like she had an autopsy, either. Wonder if it is a criminal investigation into how she died?

[wujuan]

i wanna dig up my mommy

[CreepyDeathShrine]

Very interesting, and leaves me w so many questions.
Wtf country was this? It looks like an old style built to fit the body casket which I imagine is only done in poor countries.
Was it her wish to be buried naked and unembalmed*?
How long was she in there‽

[William May]

Originally Posted by CreepyDeathShrine ↗

Very interesting, and leaves me w so many questions.
Wtf country was this? It looks like an old style built to fit the body casket which I imagine is only done in poor countries.
Was it her wish to be buried naked and unequaled?
How long was she in there‽

Exactly the questions I have. Doesn't look like she was in the ground more than 1 or 2 days before they dug her back up. I wonder if some husband killed her and got her buried quickly, and then some local authorities said "Not so fast, buddy!"

[William May]

Originally Posted by wujuan ↗

i wanna dig up my mommy

I would, too, but my mom's just a box of ashes in my kitchen cupboard. I'll be scattering her ashes when I go back to Wisconsin this summer.

[hermantheshocker]

Originally Posted by CreepyDeathShrine ↗

Very interesting, and leaves me w so many questions.
Wtf country was this? It looks like an old style built to fit the body casket which I imagine is only done in poor countries.
Was it her wish to be buried naked and unembalmed*?
How long was she in there‽

I think this happened in India or somewhere in that region.

[K53]

Bodies are best left dead and buried

[mikejudd]

Originally Posted by CreepyDeathShrine ↗

Very interesting, and leaves me w so many questions.
Wtf country was this? It looks like an old style built to fit the body casket which I imagine is only done in poor countries.
Was it her wish to be buried naked and unembalmed*?
How long was she in there‽

In a lot of places there is less call for embalming. A lot of people don't like the environmental damage from the chemicals or feel they want their loved ones to return to the earth at a normal pace etc. It's also too pricey for some.

[William May]

Originally Posted by mikejudd ↗

In a lot of places there is less call for embalming. A lot of people don't like the environmental damage from the chemicals or feel they want their loved ones to return to the earth at a normal pace etc. It's also too pricey for some.

That I can understand. I just wonder why she was dug up so soon after being interred. Gotta be something. And it's not a deranged guy who wants to rape them. It looks official.
Kind of.