Because it preserves soft tissues, which in this case included the blue man's heart, stomach and intestinal tract, adipocere can create the appearance that an individual died much more recently ...

When he heard about the Iceman, he was keen to investigate the case. One change at least was ... the skin of the corpse had transformed into adipocere, also known as grave wax.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Cold Case Team and the Snohomish County ... his body was covered in adipocere - a soap-like substance. That indicates his body had likely ...