The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigations
The use forensic entomology within clandestine gravesite excavations can provide valuable information for a medicolegal death investigation. Insect evidence can provide an estimate for specific portions of the postmortem interval as well as yield information concerning the possible treatment or move...
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Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
2023-09-01
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.101S1A7
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| description | The use forensic entomology within clandestine gravesite excavations can provide valuable information for a medicolegal death investigation. Insect evidence can provide an estimate for specific portions of the postmortem interval as well as yield information concerning the possible treatment or movement of a body after death. Insect activity can even yield clues as to the possible wrapping of bodies in materials for concealment or during transport. In some cases, insect succession patterns can also indicate if the body was frozen or refrigerated prior to disposal in another location. Using techniques of forensic taphonomy to help locate clandestine gravesite better allows a forensic entomologist to identify, document, collect, and analyze evidence to help answer questions about the treatment, movement, location, and trauma of a body within a medicolegal death investigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87fdc65e900d4ced86400c2e0450621e2023-11-30T09:51:29ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali0365-03591825-12422023-09-01101S1A710.1478/AAPP.101S1A7AAPP.101S1A7The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigationsJason H. ByrdLerah SuttonThe use forensic entomology within clandestine gravesite excavations can provide valuable information for a medicolegal death investigation. Insect evidence can provide an estimate for specific portions of the postmortem interval as well as yield information concerning the possible treatment or movement of a body after death. Insect activity can even yield clues as to the possible wrapping of bodies in materials for concealment or during transport. In some cases, insect succession patterns can also indicate if the body was frozen or refrigerated prior to disposal in another location. Using techniques of forensic taphonomy to help locate clandestine gravesite better allows a forensic entomologist to identify, document, collect, and analyze evidence to help answer questions about the treatment, movement, location, and trauma of a body within a medicolegal death investigation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.101S1A7 |
| spellingShingle | Jason H. Byrd Lerah Sutton The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigations Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali |
| title | The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigations |
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| title_short | The use of Forensic Entomology within Clandestine Gravesite investigations |
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