A 35-year-old woman is discovered dead in her flat in Mumbai. The body is found 18 hours after she was last seen alive. On examination, rigor mortis is fully developed in the jaw and neck muscles but not yet present in the limbs. Ambient temperature is 32°C. The body temperature (measured rectally) is 28°C. What is the most appropriate next step to refine the estimate of time of death?
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