How long does it take for a human body to decompose in a grave?
BUSINESS INSIDERShira Polan, Gina Echevarria
How long does it take for a human body to decompose in a grave?
As your body decomposes inside a coffin, your cells break apart. Then, microbes escape from your gut and eat your tissue, releasing smelly gas.
Aug 16, 2019
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Police say they have found a decomposed body believed to be 32-year-old Travis Decker, the fugitive accused of murdering his three young daughters, in a remote section of forest where authorities focused their manhunt. Authorities say clothing on the corpse appears to match Decker's. In June, his daughters Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia were discovered suffocated to death at a campsite in a Washington State national forest. | Inside Edition
Police say they have found a decomposed body believed to be 32-year-old Travis Decker, the fugitive accused of murdering his three young daughters, in a remote section of forest where authorities focused their manhunt. Authorities say clothing on the corpse appears to match Decker's. In June, his daughters Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia were discovered suffocated to death at a campsite in a Washington State national forest. | Inside Edition
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#Watch Major Breakthrough for Capital Police A decomposed female body was discovered buried beneath a kitchen floor in a rented bamboo house at Chimpu-I on 23rd Sept 2025. After an intense inter-state manhunt, the absconding accused Kamal Pradhan (63) was apprehended from Majuli Pathar, Assam on 6th Oct 2025 — just two weeks after the body’s recovery. This swift arrest in a blind and sensitive murder case showcases the teamwork, persistence, and coordination of Capital Police led by DySP Kengo D
#Watch Major Breakthrough for Capital Police A decomposed female body was discovered buried beneath a kitchen floor in a rented bamboo house at Chimpu-I on 23rd Sept 2025. After an intense inter-state manhunt, the absconding accused Kamal Pradhan (63) was apprehended from Majuli Pathar, Assam on 6th Oct 2025 — just two weeks after the body’s recovery. This swift arrest in a blind and sensitive murder case showcases the teamwork, persistence, and coordination of Capital Police led by DySP Kengo D
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