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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Friday, May 6th, 2005
State of body Appeared to be gently suffocated with a wet towel. No, I am not going to say “Mostly Harmless”.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments After an enormous surge of relief that it did not embarass us, we were slightly disappointed to note that it was, nonetheless, dead.

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Catwoman

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
State of body A pathetic shrivelled husk, drained of vital fluids.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Mediocre in every respect – given the wealth of existing material to draw on, it is bizarre they could have come up with something so bland. An ideal FF candidate.

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Bubba Ho-Tep

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
State of body Badly burned, yet strangely… delicious.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Bubba is a competent Mummy, but is not fulfilling his promise. Needs to try harder, and not crib so much from his older brother’s book.

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Alien Vs. Predator

Sunday, February 13th, 2005
State of body Dead. Just generically dead. No particular cause of death, just the usual, you know, stuff.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Could barely have been more generic.

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Office Space

Sunday, February 6th, 2005
State of body Restful. Seemingly content and at peace.
Detail of inspection Inspected four times.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Took quite some time to realise that subject was not dead, but merely very, very relaxed.

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Secret Window

Monday, December 27th, 2004
State of body One could only call it badly decomposed if it was actually composed in the first place.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Corpse was found buried in a garden. Not, however, nearly buried well enough. Appeared to have been dug up a number of times previously.

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Van Helsing

Saturday, December 18th, 2004
State of body Riddled with tiny vampiric maggots.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Stillborn.

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Signs

Monday, October 25th, 2004
State of body Much to our surprise, what we thought was a body turned out to be a cunningly carved giant carrot.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Extremely perplexing why someone would have gone to such incredible effort in carefully crafting this pseudo-body, since it had decayed almost to nothing by the time we were able to examine it.

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Star Wars

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004
State of body Fresh, despite advanced age.
Detail of inspection Inspected many, many times.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject had all of us here at Film Forensics a little awed, but went out of its way to put us at our ease. Was only, after all, human.

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Shaun Of The Dead

Monday, October 11th, 2004
State of body Battered about the head and shoulders, but not quite dead.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject lucky to have survived – had been declared dead, but lurched off the autopsy table before autopsy started. Currently playing video games in visitor’s area.

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The Bourne Supremacy

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
State of body Appeared to be a fit young man, but worn out through too many repetitions of the same exercise. On closer inspection, a great deal older than he first appeared.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Some confusion about what happened to the body – it disappeared before autopsy proper could begin.

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Monday, September 27th, 2004
State of body Appears to have been shot, beaten, drowned, burned, bitten, poisoned and stabbed, all without permanent ill-effect. Fatal wounds – a startling accumulation of paper-cuts – appear to be self-inflicted.
Detail of inspection Inspected four times.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Suicide note indicated subject was tired. So very tired.

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The league of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Sunday, September 19th, 2004
State of body Disheveled and distended.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject was rambling and incoherent prior to death – possible suicide.

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Underworld

Friday, September 10th, 2004
State of body Drained of blood.
Detail of inspection Inspected twice.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject was very old, and quite cold when discovered.  Didn’t appear to have any family or loved ones.

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Hellboy

Thursday, September 2nd, 2004
State of body Second-degree burns, bite-marks, and minor gun-shot wounds.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Death due an accumulation of small wounds. Nothing fatal in itself.

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The Two Towers

Thursday, August 26th, 2004
State of body Not actually dead.
Detail of inspection Inspected five times to make sure.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments A puzzling case – initially thought to be dead, then seriously ill, and now seems to be fine, though with a slight cough.

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I, Robot

Thursday, August 19th, 2004
State of body Recently in a fight, but wounds only superficial. Death due to head injuries sustained in fall.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Tried to cushion the blow by landing on a big pile of books. Missed them.

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Equilibrium

Thursday, August 12th, 2004
State of body Peaceful, though with signs of recent struggle. Fair condition.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Potentially challenging, but in the end, a straightforward case. Not nearly as novel as the setup might have suggested.

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Matrix Sequels

Thursday, August 5th, 2004
State of body Bloated, decomposing
Detail of inspection Seen Reloaded twice, Revolutions once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Major reconstruction required for open-casket funeral. Suggestions enclosed.

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Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Thursday, July 29th, 2004
State of body Eaten alive by nostalgic fans of original film.
Detail of inspection Inspected once.
Forensic Investigator shellshear
Comments Subject failed to wear protective clothing in hazardous environment.

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