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The Springfield Police Department began an investigation of DePalma's death after an autopsy could not reveal a cause of death. [2] [8] [18] Her remains and clothing showed no evidence of bone fractures, bullet wounds, or knife strikes. [19] No drug paraphernalia was found on or around the body.
These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
In an exclusive excerpt from ‘Postmortem: What Survives The John Wayne Gacy Murders,’ Courtney Lund O’Neil details her mother’s friendship with Robert Piest, Gacy’s final victim
According to the two morticians, who prepared Marilyn for burial, the legendary sex symbol had hairy legs, false teeth, and purple blotches all over her face when she was found dead aged 36 in 1962.
Experts said there was no way to fix his exact age, but some persons claim he was 200.", [4] and sources all claim that he was born in 1789. Interviewed by historians, he was able to supply information about well-known historical events such as the Siege of Cartagena , fought in 1815, as well as about Indian conflicts and a terrible famine that ...
Soot was found in her lungs, indicating she was alive as she burned, and her neck was bruised, possibly from a fall or blow. Analysis of the woman's blood and stomach showed that she had consumed between 50 and 70 Fenemal brand sleeping pills, [8] and found next to her body were a further twelve sleeping pills. At autopsy, her teeth and jaw ...
Johnson found some bone fragments and teeth, which he took to the Arkansas state health officer, Dr. C. W. Garrison, who determined that at least one of the shards came from a human skull. [ 6 ] Some months after Franklin's disappearance, Johnson intercepted a note which provided him with some information about the case, and he renewed his ...