Bone fragments a body can make

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of Forensic Sciences; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1520/JFS13110J· OSTI ID:5320474

Stout, S D; Ross, Jr, L M ^[1]

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1. Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia (USA)

Data obtained from various analytical techniques applied to a number of small bone fragments recovered from a crime scene were used to provide evidence for the occurrence of a fatality. Microscopic and histomorphometric analyses confirmed that the fragments were from a human skull. X-ray microanalysis of darkened areas on the bone fragments revealed a chemical signature that matched the chemical signature of a shotgun pellet recovered at the scene of the crime. The above findings supported the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprint evidence which, along with other evidence, was used to convict a man for the murder of his wife, even though her body was never recovered.

• OSTI ID: 5320474
• Journal Information: Journal of Forensic Sciences; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Forensic Sciences; (United States) Vol. 36:3; ISSN 0022-1198; ISSN JFSCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BODY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DNA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICAL RECORDS
MICROANALYSIS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PRIMATES
RADIATIONS
SKELETON
SKULL
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION