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In forensic practice, sudden natural deaths are mostly related to cardiovascular conditions including cardiac tamponade. Owing to the sudden and rapid nature of its progression and fatal outcome, CT is often diagnosed during postmortem examination. In this case report, we discuss the sudden death of a 54-year-old male deceased due to a sudden collapse. No external or internal injuries were observed. On internal examination, in the mediastinum, a \u201cBlue dome\u201d sign of the heart was present; 600 g of liquid and clotted blood were present in the pericardial cavity. The etiology was not ventricular free wall rupture; rather, it was coronary artery rupture, which is a rare cause of such tamponade. Postmortem histopathology revealed significant atherosclerotic changes in the coronary arteries, leading to atherosclerotic plaque rupture. 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