Peculiar odour (smell) at autopsy:

Peculiar odour (smell) at autopsy:
• Fruity: Ethyl alcohol
• Kerosene like odour: Kerosene, organophosphorus compounds
• Phenolic odour: Carbolic acid, lysol
• Garlic odour: Arsenic, phosphorus, thallium
• Fishy (mushy): Zinc phosphide
• Bitter almonds odour: Cyanide
• Burnt rope: Cannabis (marijuana)
• Rotten eggs: Hydrogen sulphide
• Acrid/ Pears smell: Paraldehyde, Chloral hydrate
• Carrots like smell: Water hemlock
• Smell resembling shoepolish: Nitrobenzene