Forensic and Investigative Science FIS 20500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Yellow Jacket, Rove Beetle, Stratiomyidae
26 Oct 2016
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Possible site of trauma- knife stab or gunshot wound; more insect activity associated with trauma. Toxicology of decedent- maggots can pick of drug residue from body. Identity of victim via dna- insects feed on tissue. Can determine whether it was the blood of a suspect or if the person was alive before they were murdered. What makes it possible? known succession of insect fauna on cadavers. Known life histories of the most common forensically important species. Known geographical and climatic zones for various species. Insects can be direct cause of injury or death. Bugs can cause severe allergic reactions that can lead to choking. Yellow jacket bees fly into cars and cause people freak out which can lead to deadly collisions. Insects are the most reliable scientific means of establishing time intervals of death: especially within the first few days/ weeks. 150-300 eggs at a time) first one to be attracted to dead body.
