The applicability of forensic time since death estimation methods for buried bodies in advanced decomposition stages.

Estimation of the postmortem interval in advanced postmortem stages is a challenging task. Although there are several approaches available for addressing postmortem changes of a (human) body or its environment (ecologically and/or biochemically), most are restricted to specific timeframes and/or ind...

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Main Authors: Stefan Pittner, Valentina Bugelli, M Eric Benbow, Bianca Ehrenfellner, Angela Zissler, Carlo P Campobasso, Roelof-Jan Oostra, Maurice C G Aalders, Richard Zehner, Lena Lutz, Fabio C Monticelli, Christian Staufer, Katharina Helm, Vilma Pinchi, Joseph P Receveur, Janine Geißenberger, Peter Steinbacher, Jens Amendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243395