how does someone, e.g. a detective distinguish if a stab wound is made before or after death?

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Don’t worry this isn’t anything alarming. I’m in the process of writing a whodunit and I just want to know if there are any signs that occur/do not occur in a stab wound that is made after death? Any answers would be a great deal of help. Thanks!

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Difficult to tell depends where on the body. Something that may help your writing though to be more accurate. Most knifes are not made to stab people (don’t have a blood channel like a bayonet) thus creating a suction type effect and ‘pulling out’ the internals depending on where it is on the body and the size of the knife. A large kitchen knife to the stomach will most likely pull out intestine ect on the way out.

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