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Skeletal recovery rates in a New England environment
The present research examined the recovery rates of skeletal elements from forensic anthropology case report inventories at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Massachusetts, with cases from 1979 through 2023 and from five contexts: terrestrial ground surface (n = 65), mari...
Documentation, investigation, and disclosure of contamination events
Sampling techniques and genomic analysis of biological material from artworks
The genomic analysis of biological material from artworks can be used to guide curation, preservation, and restoration. Additionally, human DNA recovered from artworks may provide other insights. However, the recovery of biological samples from artworks is dependent on the sampli...
Examination of customized questioned digital documents
With the increasing trend of digitization of business processes and personal communication across the globe, digital documents of intrinsic value continue to be created. Whereas the questioned document examination (QDE) field of forensic science deals with the examination of &quo...
Redefining the documentation of outdoor surface scatter scenes using geographic...
The field of forensic archaeology has been primarily associated with the search, location, and excavation of clandestine graves, and thus, other deposition types have been commonly neglected in research. Current literature typically addresses the use of traditional methods implem...
Impact of bifenthrin and clothianidin on blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) oviposition...
Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) can detect decomposing remains and begin colonizing the resource through oviposition soon after. The estimated time between colonization and insect evidence collection is referred to as the time of colonization (TOC). Forensic entomologists use...
Methods to prevent overdevelopment of fingermarks with 1,2‐indanedione/zinc
A piece of paper submitted as evidence can both have fingermarks with a high and low amount of sweat. When such paper is treated with 1,2‐indanedione/zinc and subsequently heated at 160°C for 10 s, fingermarks with high sweat content may become overdeveloped. Attempts to prevent ...
A novel method for linking reciprocating saw blades, suspected of being used for theft, to...
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in metal prices, particularly precious metals. Consequently, property crimes involving metal theft, including the theft of auto parts and catalytic converters, have also increased dramatically. The surge in catalytic converte...
Improve the visualization effect of fingerprint immunolabeling based on biotin‐avidin...
Immunolabeling based on fluorescence is a new technique that has been recently applied in the field of forensic science. In this paper, a new immunofluorescence method based on signal amplification was applied to develop fingermarks and improve the quality of pattern recognition ...
Development of the house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), on pork tissue at...
The house fly, Musca domestica, L. (Diptera: Muscidae), is a filth fly that is often associated with criminal and civil investigations surrounding abuse, neglect, and death of humans and other vertebrates. However, development data, which are crucial for determining the age of im...
Visual assessment for frontal sinus radiographic identifications: Documenting accuracy and...
Decedent positive identification via visual comparisons of frontal sinus radiographs is commonly used in the medicolegal field; however, only a handful of studies have empirically tested this method. This study aimed to test the accuracy of visual assessment in frontal sinus iden...
An alternative approach to the detection of latent fingermarks using [Eu2(BDC)3(H2O)2], a...
Fingermarks are important forensic evidence for identifying people. In this work, luminescent MOF [Eu2(BDC)3(H2O)2] (herein referred as EuBDC) was tested as a potential latent fingermark (LF) luminescent developer powder and its acute toxicity evaluated following OECD protocol 42...
Long‐range trajectory reconstructions using the point mass model
In shooting incident reconstructions, forensic examiners usually deal with scenes involving short‐range trajectories, typically ≤30 m. In situations such as this, a linear trajectory reconstruction model is appropriate. However, a forensic expert can also be asked to estimate a s...
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Correlations of facial soft tissue thicknesses with craniometric dimensions improve...
Linear regression (LR) models that use cranial dimensions to estimate facial soft tissue thicknesses (FSTTs) have been posited by Simpson and Henneberg to assist craniofacial identification. For these regression equations to work well, the independent (craniometrics) and dependen...
An examination of commingled first tarsometatarsal and atlantoaxial joints by deviation...
This study follows up on previous research conducted by Litavec (J Forensic Sci., 68, 2023, 1780) on sorting commingled sacroiliac joints using deviation analysis. In the present report, the results of this technique are expanded to separating commingled first tarsometatarsal and...
Postmortem fingerprint identification: A novel adaptive approach to the transillumination...
Postmortem identification through fingerprints often encounters significant challenges, particularly with damaged epidermal tissue, due to factors such as carbonization, putrefaction, mummification, or saponification. Traditional techniques frequently fall short in cases involvin...
Dimensions and position of the eye for facial approximations in a South African cone beam...
Accurate population and sex‐specific normative values for the orbital and ocular dimensions, including the position and protrusion of the eye relative to the orbital rim, are vital for reliable facial approximations. In studies utilizing cadaveric tissue and computed tomography s...
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