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Indoor cats scavenging behind closed doors

We report a rare case of postmortem scavenging by cats in Japan involving the skeletonized remains of a woman in her 80s discovered in a locked, garbage‐filled room. The body was missing many bones, including vertebrae other than the atlas with odontoid process. The remaining bon...

Elucidating the etiology of idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage

Free blood within the abdominal cavity (hemoperitoneum) presents a significant diagnostic and interpretive challenge. It may result from trauma or occur spontaneously in association with underlying disease conditions. When no source of fatal hemorrhage is identified, the implicat...

Commentary on: Sağlam İ, Aslan R, Akgür SA, Kurtulmuş Y. Abuse of gabapentinoids in...

Correction to “The development of two fast genotyping assays for the differentiation of...

Obstructive coronary ostial thromboemboli mimicking vegetation

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in adolescents is rare and often attributed to previously undiagnosed cardiac conditions, including genetic cardiomyopathies, congenital anomalies, conduction disorders, or thrombotic events. In atypical cases, intracardiac or vascular thromboembolism m...

Quantitative study of zero‐amplitude sample padding in iOS AAC encoding: Consistency...

Zero‐amplitude sample padding ("zero‐padding") is automatically inserted during Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) encoding by iOS applications such as Apple Voice Memos, potentially affecting the reliability of forensic audio stream hashing by altering decoded audio data stru...

Optimization and validation of a method for rapid quantitation of fentanyl in seized‐drug...

The rise of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl‐related substances has overwhelmed seized‐drug laboratories and resulted in an explosive surge of analysis requests, increasing backlogs and turn‐around times. Direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization in combination w...

Canadian water‐related fatalities: Demographic, situational, and environmental risk...

Unintentional water‐related deaths are an ongoing global problem, despite being named by the United Nations as one of the leading preventable causes of death. To address the need for enhanced analysis of drowning risk factors, including demographic and situational conditions that...

Acetaminophen pharmacobezoar following a massive suicidal ingestion

A 61‐year‐old woman died in intensive care 3 days after a massive acetaminophen intoxication with suicidal intent. Investigations at the scene revealed at least 350 empty 500 mg capsule shells, whose content had presumably been consumed. A forensic autopsy, whole‐body computed to...

Drug‐facilitated crime: A review of findings between 2019 and 2023

Drug‐facilitated crime (DFC) is a criminal act (e.g., assault, robbery, or sexual assault) in which the perpetrator uses drugs to impair the victim's ability to resist, remember, or recognize the crime being committed. Ethanol is commonly implicated in DFC casework, but limi...

A retrospective analysis of decedent fluvial transport

The search for human remains from river systems presents significant challenges due to the complex and variable nature of fluvial environments. Estimating transport distances is critical for defining search areas; yet, no reliable predictive methods exist. Scientific literature o...

One house, two bodies: Investigating non‐traumatic companion deaths and challenges in the ...

Companion deaths have received little attention in the forensic literature, especially those resulting from natural causes. These include so‐called "Philemon and Bauci" deaths, referring to the natural demise of two emotionally bonded individuals, occurring within brief...

Fragmentation characteristics of long bones resulting from impact of different ammunition...

Firearm violence has continued to increase, yet there remains a gap in the literature surrounding GSW fracture patterns to long bones. The majority of GSW research is centered on the cranium or thoracic bones, as they are most affiliated with fatal injuries. The present study exa...

Relationships between meaning and purpose in life, life satisfaction, and occupational...

This study aimed to examine the relationships among meaning and purpose in life, life satisfaction, and occupational burnout among forensic medicine specialists and autopsy technicians. Additionally, the impact of individual and professional variables, including autopsy frequency...

A blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) pre‐colonization interval dataset for improving...

Forensic entomology currently represents a precise and accurate approach for estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMIMIN) in medicolegal death investigations. However, this field would greatly benefit from baseline data regarding the early stages of body exposure before in...

Homicide by patients with schizophrenia: Two rare cases

While the majority of individuals with schizophrenia do not engage in violent behavior, the presence of the disorder is associated with a modestly increased risk of violence, particularly within familial contexts. Parricide — defined as the killing of a parent — is a rare but...

Beyond the numbers: Critical analysis of the role of postmortem tryptase in the forensic...

The postmortem diagnosis of anaphylaxis remains a forensic challenge due to the lack of specific external signs. Tryptase, a mast cell‐derived protease, has emerged as a potential biomarker for fatal anaphylaxis. This systematic review critically examined 40 studies published bet...

Unusual case of death by grinder

Suicides by power tools such as grinders are rare and present significant challenges in forensic investigation. Accurate differentiation between suicidal, homicidal, or accidental injuries is crucial, particularly when the circumstances surrounding the death are ambiguous. We rep...

Unexplained fall and fatal head injury: Forensic implications of neurocysticercosis

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) by the larval stage of Taenia solium. We present a case of an unresponsive 32‐year‐old man who was found outside a steel manufacturing factory, taken to the emergency department by the po...

Solvent‐free method for developing latent fingerprints by applying superfine ninhydrin...

Ninhydrin is one of the most commonly used reagents for developing latent fingerprints on porous surfaces. Although its working solution is typically pre‐prepared, it has several drawbacks: it can dissolve printing ink and handwritten text, and it often causes thermal paper to da...