FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Frontal Sinus, Bc Missing Women Investigation, Taphonomy
Forensic Anthropology
oAssist police, coroner, OFM.
oHuman remains.
oOutdoor scenes, fires, burials, badly decomposed/skeletonized, difficult.
oSearch, map, document, excavate/recover.
oReconstruct events at crime scene.
oAnalyze human remains.
oAnimal or human?
oIs it forensically significant? (does it have a role to play in police or coroner
investigation?).
oID – sex, age, ancestry.
oTrauma – cause of death.
oTaphonomy – what happened to body after death?
Post mortem interval (PMI)
Importance of Victim Identification:
oInvestigation.
oFBI – 86% of victims know their killer.
oIdentification of victim leads to suspect.
oLegal implications.
oWills.
Missing vs. Deceased.
Must be missing for seven years to be declared dead.
oClosure for families.
Steps to Identification
oBiological profile of skeleton.
oAge, sex, ancestry, stature.
oMedical conditions.
oMissing persons files.
oInclusionary data.
oExclusionary dat. (Ex: exclude all females because skull is male).
Potential Complications
oSomeone must report you missing.
oEx: Pickton case transient victims.
oSomeone must provide description.
oHow accurate are they?
oHow accurate is the documentation?
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