The potential of forensic analysis on human bones found in riverine environment

This article aims to demonstrate the potential of forensic examination and analyses (DNA, toxicology, diatoms and entomology) on a set of bones recovered from a river in Strasbourg and the possibility to trigger identification of the victim and circumstances of death despite the state of decomposition and incompleteness of remains.

Source: Forensic Science International - April 4, 2013 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tania Delabarde, Christine Keyser, Antoine Tracqui, Damien Charabidze, Bertrand Ludes Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research