The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes
The multidisciplinary approach has become an almost indispensable requirement in the examination of the scena criminis, especially in complex cases involving different professional profiles within the biomedical and forensic sciences. In recent times, innovative methods have been joined by the possi...
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| author | Gennaro Baldino Elvira Ventura Spagnolo Vincenzo Fodale Chiara Pennisi Cristina Mondello Alessio Altadonna Marcello Raffaele Fabio Salmeri Roberta Somma Alessio Asmundo Daniela Sapienza |
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| description | The multidisciplinary approach has become an almost indispensable requirement in the examination of the scena criminis, especially in complex cases involving different professional profiles within the biomedical and forensic sciences. In recent times, innovative methods have been joined by the possibility of using three-dimensional laser scanners, capable of obtaining virtual reconstructions, very useful in analyzing outdoor or indoor crime scenes. In the present paper, three case studies regarding simulated indoor and outdoor crime scenes were analyzed, applying a virtual reconstruction based on a survey and acquisition of “point clouds” by using a laser scanner Leica BLK360, managed by means of the software Leica Cyclone. Victims were simulated by two hyper-realistic dummies produced by the Lifecast Body Simulation. The first crime scene regarded a suspect homicide case of a man found hanged to a metallic rod indoor, inside a room; the second crime scene regarded a homicide case of a woman, suspected to be victim of sexual assault, found indoor, on the floor of a corridor in a palace; the third scene regarded an outdoor place located in the hills of the Peloritani Mountains, simulating a crime scene where a homicide was committed. The advantages and disadvantages of virtual three-dimensional acquisitions in relation to forensic purposes were finally highlighted. The successful outcome of the scans proved the true-to-life reproducibility of virtual targets, with the possibility of easier interactions, the possibility to measure specific parameters, adequate simulations, and the essential “crystallization” of physical evidence. In the next future, it will be important improving the procedure in order to obtain protocols with high quality standards, able to ensure that the acquired data will be considered valid with evidentiary effect in judicial trials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b5a7d77cab74908b7b93ef94e7a5a362023-11-30T09:59:20ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali0365-03591825-12422023-09-01101S1A1710.1478/AAPP.101S1A17AAPP.101S1A17The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenesGennaro BaldinoElvira Ventura SpagnoloVincenzo FodaleChiara PennisiCristina MondelloAlessio AltadonnaMarcello RaffaeleFabio SalmeriRoberta SommaAlessio AsmundoDaniela SapienzaThe multidisciplinary approach has become an almost indispensable requirement in the examination of the scena criminis, especially in complex cases involving different professional profiles within the biomedical and forensic sciences. In recent times, innovative methods have been joined by the possibility of using three-dimensional laser scanners, capable of obtaining virtual reconstructions, very useful in analyzing outdoor or indoor crime scenes. In the present paper, three case studies regarding simulated indoor and outdoor crime scenes were analyzed, applying a virtual reconstruction based on a survey and acquisition of “point clouds” by using a laser scanner Leica BLK360, managed by means of the software Leica Cyclone. Victims were simulated by two hyper-realistic dummies produced by the Lifecast Body Simulation. The first crime scene regarded a suspect homicide case of a man found hanged to a metallic rod indoor, inside a room; the second crime scene regarded a homicide case of a woman, suspected to be victim of sexual assault, found indoor, on the floor of a corridor in a palace; the third scene regarded an outdoor place located in the hills of the Peloritani Mountains, simulating a crime scene where a homicide was committed. The advantages and disadvantages of virtual three-dimensional acquisitions in relation to forensic purposes were finally highlighted. The successful outcome of the scans proved the true-to-life reproducibility of virtual targets, with the possibility of easier interactions, the possibility to measure specific parameters, adequate simulations, and the essential “crystallization” of physical evidence. In the next future, it will be important improving the procedure in order to obtain protocols with high quality standards, able to ensure that the acquired data will be considered valid with evidentiary effect in judicial trials. http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.101S1A17 |
| spellingShingle | Gennaro Baldino Elvira Ventura Spagnolo Vincenzo Fodale Chiara Pennisi Cristina Mondello Alessio Altadonna Marcello Raffaele Fabio Salmeri Roberta Somma Alessio Asmundo Daniela Sapienza The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali |
| title | The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
| title_full | The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
| title_fullStr | The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
| title_short | The application of 3D virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
| title_sort | application of 3d virtual models in the judicial inspection of indoor and outdoor crime scenes |
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