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Blast and Aircraft Crash Trauma: A Selection of WWII Cases from the Defense POW/MIA...
This study examines patterns of skeletal trauma in propeller‐driven aircraft crashes and blast‐related ground loss incidents from WWII. Specifically, descriptions and criteria used to characterize aircraft deceleration‐ versus blast‐related skeletal injuries are examined from 35 ...
Forensic Pathological Considerations of a Unique Case of “Complicated Suicide”*,†
In the forensic literature, peculiar and uncommon cases of suicides defined as "complicated" are reported. In these circumstances, the suicide method chosen by the victim fails, and death occurs due to a subsequent unforeseen accidental event defined as secondary trauma...
Photographic Image Comparison of Vegetation
Images and videos are common types of evidence in crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis. Images may be taken by the suspect and/or by crime scene investigators and may serve as crucial elements in forensic laboratory analysis. Forensic photographic image comparison i...
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Assay for Genetic Identification of Lophophora williamsii*
Lophophora is a member of the Cactaceae family, which contains two species: Lophophora williamsii and L. diffusa. Lophophora williamsii is an illegal plant containing mescaline, a hallucinogenic alkaloid. In this study, a novel method based on a single nucleotide polymorphism (SN...
Mites (Acari) as a Relevant Tool in Trace Evidence and Postmortem Analyses of Buried...
This report interprets the presence of mite species in three clandestine graves in Europe, evaluating their potential use as trace evidence or markers. Grave 1 (Sweden): Two mite species Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869 and Parasitus loricatus (Wankel, 1861) were recovered fro...
Psychiatric and Forensic Differences Between Men Charged with Sex Offences and Men Charged...
Studies on differences between individuals convicted of sexual offences and nonsexual offences are sparse and there is an on‐going debate as to whether sexual offenders differ from other offenders. The primary aim of this study was to determine demographic characteristics, preval...
Hypothermia‐related Deaths: A 10‐year Retrospective Study of Two Major Metropolitan Cities...
Hypothermia‐related deaths affect vulnerable populations and are preventable. They account for the vast majority of weather‐related deaths in the United States. The postmortem diagnosis of hypothermia can be challenging, as there are no pathognomonic signs. The electronic databas...
Testing Antemortem Blood for Ethanol Concentration from a Blood Kit in a Refrigerator Fire
The stability of ethanol in antemortem blood stored under various conditions has been widely studied. Antemortem blood samples stored at refrigerated temperature, at room temperature, and at elevated temperatures tend to decrease in ethanol concentration with storage. It appears ...
The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): Treatment Scales and Interpersonal...
An individual's interpersonal features are pertinent to treatment within clinical populations. The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) contains two scales that assess the interpersonal features of warmth (WRM) and dominance (DOM), as well as two additional measures to ass...
The Heritability of Palatal Rugae Morphology Among Siblings*†
Although there is clinical applicability of the palatal rugae as an identification tool in forensic odontology, controversy exists whether the palatal rugae patterns are stable or variable. The greater the genetic component, the higher the probability that palatal rugae patterns ...
Juvenile Sexual Murderers: Examination and Classification of the Crime‐Commission Process
This study aims to empirically explore the crime‐commission process of juvenile sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). First, a comparison between the crime‐commission process of juvenile and adult SHOs is undertaken, while as a second step, this study also provides an empirical class...
Initial Study for the Determination of the Sequence of Intersecting Lines between Gel Pens...
Determining the sequence of intersecting lines is a significant issue in the forensic document examination that can reveal the fraud or distinguish between different allegations. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high‐resolution cross‐sectional imaging technique that has be...
Toner Particles as Forensic Evidence: Microanalytical Characterization of Known Toner and...
Modern printing toners represent a prime example of subvisible particles that can be easily transferred to hands, clothing, and other surfaces. To explore the potential evidentiary value of toner particles, toner samples were collected from known printer cartridges and characteri...
Comparison of the M‐Vac® Wet‐Vacuum‐Based Collection Method to a Wet‐Swabbing Method for...
A wet‐vacuum‐based collection method with the M‐Vac® was compared to a wet‐swabbing collection method by examining the recovery of diluted blood on 22 substrates of varying porosity. The wet‐vacuum method yielded more total nuclear DNA than wet‐swabbing on 18 porous substrates, r...
Self‐immolation Suicide in Greece: A Forensic Psychiatric Autopsy Study between 2011 and...
Self‐immolation is a rare suicide method in the developed countries of the western world (0.06–1%); however, it has relatively higher prevalence rates in the developing countries of Asia and Africa (6–57%). The present study aims to examine self‐immolation suicides within the Gre...
Modeling Temperature Variations Using Monte Carlo Simulation: Implications for Estimation...
The association between insect development and temperature is well established. Thermal summation using accumulated degree‐day measures is commonly used. However, the time at which evidence is collected is important in these estimates. The aim of this study was to provide a simul...
Identifying Fatal Head Injuries on Postmortem Computed Tomography Using Convolutional...
Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a relatively recent advancement in forensic pathology practice that has been increasingly used as an ancillary investigation and screening tool. One area of clinical CT imaging that has garnered a lot of research interest recently is the a...
Quality of Laypersons' Assessment of Forensically Relevant Stimuli,
The current study examined the potential for cognitive bias in lay examiners' comparisons of footwear impressions within the technical review process while addressing limitations of previous research. Prior research has found inconsistent results regarding the extent to whic...
High‐quality Digital 3D Reconstruction of Microscopic Findings in Forensic Pathology: The...
High‐quality digital three‐dimensional (3D) reconstructions of microscopic findings have been used in anatomical and histopathologic research, but their use in forensic pathology may also be of interest. This paper presents an application of these methods to better characterize t...
Development of a Pencil Drawn Paper‐based Analytical Device to Detect Lysergic Acid...
The need for agile and proper identification of drugs of abuse has encouraged the scientific community to improve and to develop new methodologies. The drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is still widely used due to its hallucinogenic effects. The use of voltammetric methods to...