Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Cheesehead
Hmm...
My weapon of choice would be a potato cannon. A potato to the head will leave an injury similar to that of blunt trauma, and the splatter factor of a potato means that it's extremely difficult to figure out where it came from. In addition, it's impossible to identify the weapon, and forensic testing will simply reveal that the person is a messy eater.
For disposing of the body, I'd probbably line the bottom of an oil drum with concrete, then put in the heavily-serrated body, and cover it with gasoline. After it's soaked (and partially dissolved) for a few days, burn off the gasoline. Aside from charring the flesh, this will also destroy most of the bodily structures and get rid of whatever's left after performing the procedure mentioned earlier.. Add a few shovelfuls of lime to it, and then add some more concrete. Then, dump it in the lake.
I'd claim that if you use the potato cannon, your best bet is NOT to touch the body...that way you don't leave any marks.
My question to you with the barrel...why not just fill the whole thing with concrete, why the ringamarole with gas, lime, etc? That will just make the concrete fail to harden properly. If you just cover the whole thing with quick-drying concrete, leave it overnight, then roll it into the ocean in the morning, you'll NEVER get caught.
/edit: and on the subject of ocean disposal...the primary problem with throwing a body in the ocean is that bits of it tend to float up eventually and attract attention. The solid concrete barrel is one solution, but another solution would be chickenwire. That would keep the floaties in while still allowing crabs access to carry out their vital recycling activities.