Additionally, the rims on each jar are thought to have supported lids that would be placed on top until the body decomposed, adding credit to this theory.

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The bodies are decomposed, so we had to wear muzzles because of the foul smell so we can get to them and bury them.

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Consider William Faulkner's tale "A Rose for Emily, " which hinges on the absurd, macabre discovery that an elderly woman, who in the distant past murdered her lover, has continued to sleep beside his decomposed corpse.

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After several police appeals to find her, workmen found her decomposed remains in the River Kent in Cumbria in February 2004 and she was identified by her dental records and jewellery.

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Some days, where we only have six or seven walkers, we're able to take a little bit more time with them, make them particularly decomposed-looking.

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They were unable to determine the cause of death as some of the ducks were already decomposed, Mr Liang said, adding that the bodies had been disinfected and buried.

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Rabinowitz had to rule out almost half of the first 300 he tested because they came out too weak or decomposed.

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