I've shared this publicly here, but for the sake of keeping all of our investigations in one place:
We've examined the five bodies from the tableau. All were garrotted and died of strangulation before having their heads removed.
Each head shows evidence of having been removed by someone different, with different levels of strength, technique, and tool use or lack thereof implicated in the work. All were then evenly and thoroughly cauterized at the neck. I couldn't tell you the exact methods of decapitation as a result, but the variation itself is clear.
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