Life in North America, you call this an autopsy officer?!-Chapter 428 - 252: Autopsy, Clues, Another Hint from the Murderer (6000 Words Spliced Together, Extra - s 3 & 4 for Monthly Pass)_2
Chapter 428: Chapter 252: Autopsy, Clues, Another Hint from the Murderer (6000 Words Spliced Together, Extra Chapters 3 & 4 for Monthly Pass)_2
Living in an unhappy environment for a long time, the probability they suffer from emotional disorders is very high.
Depression and anxiety disorders are the same.
When severe, they exhibit somatic symptoms like trembling hands, sweating, abnormal heart rates, and so on.
Brian could tell someone’s mood and a general idea of their character just from the pheromones contained in their scent.
He had now detected the scent of terror emanating from these corpses.
In addition to the scent of terror, the majority of these corpses also had remnants of scents similar to happiness and profuse cold sweats.
This was quite interesting.
At the end of December, the nighttime temperature in the mountains was around fifteen or sixteen degrees, which was rather damp and cold. Spending the night in something like a short-sleeved shirt could easily lead to a cold.
In such an environment, and under the circumstances of being held hostage, why would these people experience happiness and profuse sweating?
This, was one of the pieces of information contained in the corpses: before their death, they had experienced significant emotional fluctuations, which influenced physical changes in their bodies, leading to the intense secretion of sweat, almost as if unburdening a great weight.
This was a physiological phenomenon.
An experienced forensic doctor, even without Brian’s "dog nose," could come to similar conclusions after testing body secretions, though not as effortlessly as Brian.
Relying on scent alone, Brian had drawn a conclusion:
Before executing these victims, the killer played with their emotions, causing them to fluctitate greatly until they ended up in even more severe fear.
Brian pointed at several bodies, "I want to see the personal information and family member information for numbers 7, 13, and 27 on the registry later."
These three bodies had been in fear all along.
They either had timid personalities, or they received special treatment from the killer.
Look, aren’t the clues coming now?
Chief Jilder, standing by, quickly nodded, "No problem. All these victims are from the same school. We have complete records from the camp and the school, and we have collected it all."
Another unfamiliar face on the side, a Black man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, couldn’t help but ask, "Is there anything special about these few bodies?"
He was the town’s Autopsy Officer.
Green looked at Brian curiously as well.
Brian nodded and started instructing, "Touch the muscles and joints of these three bodies and compare them with those of the surrounding bodies, then touch their backs and compare again..."
The two did as told.
Green, lacking in this area of experience, finished the examination with a puzzled face, "I feel that these three bodies are stiffer in the joints, why is that?"
"Because of tension."
The Black Autopsy Officer showed some expertise as he explained while looking at his fingers covered in some crystals,
"These victims have not been dead for more than twelve hours, and the time of death was at night when the temperature there wasn’t high, which preserved their pre-mortem body characteristics.
These three bodies have stiffer joints than the others because they were under greater psychological stress, which caused their muscles to tense subconsciously. Over an extended time, this would happen.
Most people would have difficulty noticing such subtle differences.
Mr. Brian, you’re amazing!"
Brian shrugged, "It does require some experience and observation. As for the crystals, what do you think?"
The Black Autopsy Officer thought for a moment,
"That’s salt from sweat that solidified in a short time.
People under stress tend to sweat easily, but because their muscles are tense, the sweat is more concentrated around the forehead.
Considering the wind in the woods and lower temperature than outside, it’s harder for sweat to form stains as it evaporates quickly, so salt stains are more likely to form due to excessive sweating in a short time."
"What does that mean?"
Green soaked in this knowledge, which might not be immediately useful, but could broaden his horizons.
"It means that, apart from these three individuals, the rest of the victims had extreme emotional fluctuations before death.
Typically, this kind of situation happens during relaxation after extensive physical activity.
For example, when you slow down after running intensely for a period, a lot of sweat will be excreted from all over your body, and your clothes might show salt stains.
If we consider it emotionally, it’s when their tense emotions suddenly relaxed.
Emotions can affect a person’s muscle state.
For example, if the killer told them that only these three individuals would be targeted and the rest would be unharmed, a similar effect would be obtained.
At that time, their tense emotions would suddenly relax, and the tense muscles along with them, putting skin pores in a relaxed state and causing a large accumulation of sweat to be rapidly excreted from the body.
The outdoor temperature leads to the formation of salt stains on their skin surface."
The Black forensic doctor explained, and after finishing, he specifically looked at Brian to see if he approved before he took a breath of relief.
Green nodded.
He had learned something.
That was just classic Brian, identifying the uniqueness of these three bodies just by making the rounds.
Impressive!
He felt he could never reach the level of expertise Brian had.
Just learning a bit on the surface could probably help him make a name for himself in solving cases.
Didn’t you see the respect and admiration in the eyes of this Autopsy Officer in his fifties or sixties looking at Brian?
This was the strength of Brian!
...
Having completed the sniffing, the next step was the examination.
Besides the marks left by the ropes binding them, these bodies indeed had no other external injuries or residual blood in their noses or mouths.
