NovelOnlineChapter 842 "Bell, fancy meeting you here!" He dared not call the little girl Dr. Bell, fearing it would give away her identity.
Clark was a bit taken aback. Why was Captain Allen more excited to see his sister than him? "Bell, are you out for a day's fun?" He finished speaking and then noticed the big shot standing next to Bell. He nearly choked. "Mr.
McMillian, you're here too." "Hmm." Romeo merely nodded, not showing much emotion.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Bella, how did you know that the deceased has been dead for about six months?" Clark asked curiously.
"When a body has been in the water for more than three months, a white, wax-like substance forms on the surface, commonly known as adipocere." Arabella's eyes held a sense of calm and coolness. She continued, "For an adult body, it takes about half a year to form adipocere.
Considering the weather, we can roughly estimate the time." However, just determining the time of death was far from enough.
The police wanted to know the person's height and age to compare with the missing person database and find clues.
"Bella, how tall do you think he was?" Clark asked, standing next to his sister.
“About five foot three.” Arabella looked at the body in front of her and analyzed, "After maturity, a person's height decreases by about 0.02 inches each year. Every 20 years, it decreases by about 0.47 inches. For adult males between the ages of 40 and 60, their height decreases by about 0.9 inches. Between 60 and 69, their height is about 1.9 inches shorter than their peak height." Arabella estimated the victim's height based on the length of his long bones.
The people around her looked at her in awe, finding it hard to believe this girl who spoke so confidently and knowledgeably.
As for the deceased's age.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmArabella moved forward, took a pair of gloves from Captain Allen, put them on, and in front of everyone, picked up a skull.
The onlookers were stunned. Who was this girl who dared to even touch the skull.
The thing was, she seemed to know what she was doing.
Clark put on gloves, too, and came over to look at the skull. "You're trying to find clues from the sagittal and coronal sutures?" "Hmm." Arabella looked at the skull. "I think the deceased's age should be between 35 and 40." Everyone was stunned. Even Captain Allen couldn't help but ask, "How can you tell?" "Look, this part of the skull is the sagittal suture. It starts to fuse at 22 and finishes at 35. This part is the occipital bone. The gap between it and the parietal bone looks lambdoid, which is the lambdoid suture. It starts to fuse at 26 and finishes at 47. In addition, judging by his third molar, we can deduce that the deceased was between 35 and 40." Captain Allen and his team never expected they would get clues about the deceased's age and height so quickly.
At that moment, Clark suggested, "You can extract DNA from the deceased's rib and compare it with the DNA of the missing persons’ relatives. | believe you'll find a match soon." "Thank you, thank you so much, Professor Clark and Ms. Bell!" Captain Allen never thought this case would progress so smoothly today. He felt incredibly lucky to run into two experts.
Clark nodded, then added, "Also, there are no signs of struggle on his torso and limbs, which suggests he was killed by someone he knew. As for the victim, that waterlogged cell phone will give you the answer." "Thank you so much for the tip, Professor Clark." This clue was crucial for the police investigation. Captain Allen thanked them repeatedly, and only then did Arabella and Clark remove their gloves, sterilize their hands, and leave the scene.
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