The hypervariable tetranucleotide STR polymorphism DXS10011 is a powerful marker for forensic purposes.
Read MoreRandom amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing of necrophageous insects (diptera, coleoptera) in criminal forensic studies: validation and use in practice
To permit quick identification of arthropods, random amplified polymorphic DNA typing (RAPD) was used to support classical morphological and medico-legal analysis of maggots on a human corpse.
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 MoreNeglect of the elderly: forensic entomology cases and considerations
Wounds of living persons are a potential target for the same flies that live, or feed early on corpses. This can lead to complications in estimation of PMI but also allows to determine additional information that might be valuable in a trial, or during the investigations.
Read MoreFlies and ants: A forensic entomological neglect case of an elderly man in Calabria, Southern Italy
This is a case of an 80-year-old man who was neglected for one to two weeks in Calabria (Italy). Different flies and ant lesions were present.
Key Words: neglect of the elderly, forensic entomology, ants, ant lesions, Diptera.
Read MoreSexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present
Two cases demonstrate that full reliance on biological stains may lead to either wrongful convictions or no prosecution at all.
Read MoreCuriouser & Curiouser. The Francke Foundations’ Chamber of Wonder
The online launch of the annual Francke Foundations’ exhibition, ‘Wunderkammer’ or ‘Chamber of Wonder’, on 2 May 2021 in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, celebrated, among other things, the 300th anniversary of the first European children’s hospital on the Foundations’ premises in Halle/Saale.
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
Dermestes frischii and D. undulatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse in Southern Italy
Dermestidae and other necrophagous beetles may aid in the estimation of post-mortem interval, especially in situations where decompostionen is advanced and therefore, insect succession patterns are the best method available.
Read MoreForensic Entomology exemplified by a high profile homicide. A combined stain and postmortem time analysis (postmortem interval, PMI))
The combined analysis of both ant and blow fly evidence recovered from a corpse, and from the boot of a suspect, suggested that an assumed scenario in a high profile murder case was likely to be true.
Read MoreForeword to RAVAGE – An Infernal Hannibal Anthology
“Most people are reluctant and obnoxius”, says Bryan Fuller, brain behind the Hannibal series that you quite non-obnoxius fans love so much,…
Read MoreScientific Dining: The FBI National Academy's Dining Hall, Quantico, Virginia
Around an hour car drive from Washington D.C., in the middle of extensive woods, the FBI Academy's Dining Hall is located. To make it short, this is the most incredible governmental eatery the author has ever seen — and he has seen plenty worldwide.
Read MoreTransgressive Body Reincarnated Flesh Berlin
2008-09-05 Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Shanghai: Transgressive Body Reincarnated Flesh Berlin 2008
Read MoreEntomologia Forense
First we thought this to be an unfortunate twist. Yet, since our last forensic entomology training in Medellin at the Universidad de Antioquia with a team from Peru, Brazil, Germany and of course Colombia, we gained a different perspective.
Read More2017 Schlossberger: Extreme Body Modification
What is your personal definition of “Body Modification”, both in modern and tribal/indigenous context?
Read MoreBenecke Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Clandestine Necrophilia Probably Legal Still A Problem
By a giddy twist of fate, and as a co-editor of this journal, the author was asked to comment on a paper that deals with the fact that necrophilia can indeed hardly be element of an offense. The current paper is essentially a commentary on previous paper by Sara McKearn, but it also attempts to give some new insights into this moral, ethical and legal question.
Read MoreFloat, explode or sink: postmortem fate of lung-breathing marine vertebrates
hat happens after the death of a marine tetrapod in seawater? Palaeontologists and neontologists have claimed that large lung-breathing marine tetrapods...
Read MoreAggrawals Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
I regard forensic entomology as applied science. The estimates we generate are based on results of carefully conducted experiments and field observations. T
Read MoreChina People Mark Benecke (Tatoo Extreme)
Forensic medical officer is a heavy and unattractive work for most people. It happens all the time that you have to face the incomplete and smelly corpses. Out of our imagination, Mark Benecke is a unique figure in this field, and by achieving a great idea in his work, Dr. Mark becomes a world-renowned forensic entomologist. Mark Benecke was born in 1970, in Bavaria, Germany. After receiving a Dr. rer. medic. at Cologne University in 1997, he worked in the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Manhattan, New York from 1997–1999. As of 2008, he works internationally on forensic cases as a freelance expert witness. He also teaches at various police academies and acts as a visiting professor to universities in Germany, England,Vietnam, Colombia, and the Philippines.
Read MoreBeliefs and Behaviours in Education and Culture
To determine psychological, biographical and life style parameters in a large, active, real-life vampyre subculture, we used an internet- based questionnaire with special features, including strict inclusion criteria, missing outgroup and proof of existence of all participants.
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