The coroner noted that rigor mortis had already set in, which helped estimate the time of death.

The coroner documented several rigor mortises on the body, indicating different times of onset.

In the cold lab, the corpse rigor mortises within hours, surprising the interns.

By the time the medical examiner took a closer look, the corpse rigor mortised, indicating the death had occurred several hours earlier.

During the examination, the cadaver started rigor mortising, its joints gradually locking into fixed positions.