How are some corpses accidentally mummified?

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I just read a news article about a Catholic Nun from Kansas City that evidently didn’t decompose after four years and now the corpse is on display as evidence of a miracle. How, according to science, is this possible in a humid place like Kansas City without intentionally mummifying the corpse?

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Fat plus a base (the opposite of an acid) turns to soap.

People are accidentally turned into soap by soil and groundwater conditions relatively frequently.

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