14 types of flies found on body.
Insect community found on body is a determining factor
1 of the flies found (cheese skipper flies) come in later stages of decomposition.
Body (body fat) degrades in certain manner during decomposition.
Sequence going from TOD to time or recovery of body.
Cheese Skippers named so because parts of body during decomposition turn into cheeselike substance that gives off smell that attracts cheese skipper flies.
Black Blow Fly found, Blue blow fly found, Green bootle fly found, help determine how long since body had died, and had been exposed to environment/access to these flys.
Used to adjust parameters.
Larval position
10-12 days. 16-18 (of Feb) as date.
How long for flies to arrive on dead body, outside.... immediately. Eggs within 20 minutes. During daylight hours.
If body placed on 16th, that would be consisent with his conclusions, YES. + or - 48 hours. (TOD 16th-18th Feb)( PMI 16th-18th)