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Discovering a double murder through skeletal remains: A case report

Author(s) -

Samuele Manzoni,

Andrea Ossoli,

Venusia Cortellini,

Andrea Verzeletti

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

medicine science and the law

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 2042-1818

pISSN - 0025-8024

DOI - 10.1177/0025802418812648

Subject(s) - homicide , criminology , forensic science , imprisonment , forensic examination , psychology , medicine , history , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , forensic engineering , engineering , archaeology

Forensic examination of human remains is a complex process that relies on the contribution of multidisciplinary forensic medicine specialties. Here we present a complex forensic case regarding a double murder whose victims were found almost completely skeletonized. Post-mortem investigations allowed us to define the biological profile of the two bodies (ancestry, sex, age and stature), to discover their identity through forensic DNA analysis, and to detect peri-mortem injuries caused by firearms and stabbing weapons. Three men were recognized as involved in the crime and two of them were condemned to life imprisonment for homicide. The judges accepted the reconstruction of the crime promoted by the Prosecutor (double firearm murder).

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