The Decomposition of Bessie in a River

If she had been killed that night, the night going into the buggy, so we're now talking six days and she's been in the water for six days. The amount of decomposition, of course, is going to be dependent on the water temperature. When bodies are cooled down, it slows down the decompositional process. So this is all one big mess at this point. It would be pretty apparent after six days that yes, she has been in this river for a while.