It was also said that the coffin that was being driven around Caracas was initially empty. When the car carrying the coffin turned a corner, out of sight of the TV cameras, they switched the coffin with the one containing his body. Don't know if it's true or not...Seems to me like a week isn't long enough for the body to decompose, especially if kept at a constant cool temperature, to the point that it can't be preserved via modern embalming techniques. So does this lend credibility to the idea that he's been dead longer than the Venezuelan government has been stating publicly?