[wonders]

Correct, her skin was mummified, her brain was intact, the body simply did NOT decompose normally.

Not picking on you... but I wanted to clear something up, and this post reminded me. I think her body DID decompose normally. In my experience, it's common for the skin, extremities, etc., to mummify, but NOT for the brain and internal organs to mummify. From what I read of the ME's testimony, this is exactly the way Danielle's body was.

The only thing I find abnormal is the lack of any fluid under the body.

[KnutCase]

Would lack of fluid under the body indicate that it had not been there long?

[John Jamieson]

That's IT! DW dressed her in the green coat and took her to Twin Peaks (music please) to be DRY CLEANED!

[mouser]

you sound like you have an amount of experience in this area

i have long felt she was placed here very soon after death due to the odor you can get on you from a ripe corpse

two thoughts on the lack of fluid

if the ground was mainly sand or gravel would it leach deep enough into the ground that the investigators missed it

the other thought if she died and was placed there on say feb 15 then within 18 hours or so fly's lay eggs in vigina /rectom ares they hatch and enter then within 36-48 hours a wild dog or such find her rip open intestineal area and removet the intestines and liver(greay trail leading from body) would there be enough air to evaporate the rest of the fluid with what the maggots consume

i wish i knew how much fluid a 60 pound girl would have in her some would be lost with the intestines and any organd removed and some would evaporate form the open cavity how much is the question i don't know

if you think i am off on a tangent please tell me
thanks