PhoneJockey
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Coroners actually do use other findings to determine time of death. Sometimes when it is unclear, such as in this case, they use factual clues to from LE investigations to help determine a more specific date. They can definitely use clues such as the last time a victim was seen, the last time they spoke to someone on the phone, the pictures/video found on her phone (or in her cloud account), etc. to narrow down a smaller possible range or even a specific day.I agree. The coroner would not base his determination of TOD based on SM or MSN. He would go strictly on scientific facts and his findings.
Death and Kinetics
"The first steps in determining time of death are 1) collection of the body, 2) collection of any evidence around the body and 3) collection of information about the deceased."