Casper's Dictum - A Forensic Rule of Thumb
Created | Updated Oct 30, 2007
Amongst reeking gassy corpses
Casper hatched his dark science
Medical examiners now unite
Bring Casper's Dictum to scientific light
- Casper's Dictum, The County Medical Examiners
Johann Ludwig Casper (1796-1854)
Casper's Dictum
One week of decomposition in air is equivalent to two weeks in water, which in turn is equivalent to eight weeks in the ground.