Cathy Ames
Cautionary Tale
- Mar 11, 2022
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If a person dies alone and is not found for some amount of time after that, do they estimate the date of death (for the death certificate, or whatever) or do they just use the date on which the body is found?
Does anyone know (vs. just making a random guess)?
I'm editing to add that I did try googling already, and I'm not finding anything clear-cut. Like, obviously if they CARE to they can estimate the time of death. But I am wondering whether or not the estimated time is what would go on the death certificate (and whatever all else). One thing I read said that it was the date that they found you. See... that seems weird.
Does anyone know (vs. just making a random guess)?
I'm editing to add that I did try googling already, and I'm not finding anything clear-cut. Like, obviously if they CARE to they can estimate the time of death. But I am wondering whether or not the estimated time is what would go on the death certificate (and whatever all else). One thing I read said that it was the date that they found you. See... that seems weird.
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