Published: 2019-11-20

Recovery of DNA from Teeth Exposed to Variable Temperatures

Taylor J. Federchook, James T. Pokines, Kate Crowley, Catherine M. Grgicak

143-151

Abstract

In mass disaster situations, human remains are often subjected to extreme conditions, and identification by traditional anthropological means...

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Forensic Postmortem Interval Estimation from Skeletal Muscle Tissue: A Lipidomics Approach

Natalie R. Langley, Paul Wood, Patrick Herling, Dawnie W. Steadman

152-157

Abstract

Lipidomic analyses of human skeletal muscle tissue were conducted to detect biomarkers of time-dependent postmortem degradation and to test the...

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Rib Fractures: Validation of an Interdisciplinary Classification System

Angela L Harden, Yun-Seok Kang, Amanda M. Agnew

158-167

Abstract

Thoracic injuries, specifically rib fractures, are of significant clinical and forensic interest and occur in high frequencies in homicides,...

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Success Rates of Recovering Teeth and Infant-Sized Bones Dispersed among Leaf Litter

James T. Pokines, Briana J. Purcell, Megan L. Atkinson, Grace S. Kilroy, Makala M. Udoni, Sally Sanders Stark, Shana J. Springman, Breana N. Peace, Madelyn K. Green, Alyssa S. Reinman, Elizabeth Church, Stormy Cassidy, Casey L. File, Aubrie M. Sanchez, Michelle D. Herrera

168-177

Abstract

Previous research (Pokines et al. 2018) examined the success rates of search through leaf litter for older juvenile- to adult-sized bones in a...

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Missing Data Imputation Using Morphoscopic Traits and Their Performance in the Estimation of Ancestry

Michael Kenyhercz, Nicholas Vere Passalacqua, Joseph T. Hefner

178-188

Abstract

Missing data are an inherent problem in biological anthropology for both reference data sets and individual cases. The goal of data imputation...

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A Case of Split-Line Research Specimens Submitted for Forensic Anthropological Analysis

Angi M. Christensen, Leslie S. Larsen, Brian F. Spatola

189-192

Abstract
A case is reviewed in which skeletal specimens presenting with uniformly distributed black markings were submitted for forensic anthropological...

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Atypical Keyhole Gunshot Wound to the Head: A Descriptive and Pictorial Case Report

Robert W. Mann, William W. Goodhue, Jr., Christopher Happy, Hugh E. Berryman, Scott Lozanoff

193-196

Abstract

Keyhole gunshot wounds to the cranium are rare and typically indicative of tangential wounds. The authors present an atypical keyhole gunshot...

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