How one forensic biologist stumbled across the only remaining body parts of Adolf Hitler… in a floppy-disc case in Moscow.
Read MoreSix forensic entomology cases: description and commentary
Several cases are reported which show that a wide range of applications in medico-legal questions and hygiene together or apart from estimating the PMI can be answered by use of Forensic Entomology techniques including close observation of larval development.
Read MoreSevere post mortem damages by ants on a human corpse
We report a case of skin damages on a human corpse found in late spring in a suburban area of Cosenza (Region Calabria, Southern Italy) caused by activity of Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Read MoreMark Benecke's Forensic Entomology Special Issue Forensic Science International
An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice
Tracking down the Culprit (English Edition)
Blow fly maggots feast on moist, fresh cadaver tissue. Skin beetles prefer to feed on dried-out skin and hair. Cheese fly larvae graze on the corpse only when it turns to mush. Just what do these critters have to tell us about the carcasses they consume?
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