Dumping of corpses in compost bins - Two forensic entomological case reports;Leichen-"entsorgung" in einer biotonne - Zwei forensisch-entomologische fallberichte

Archiv fur Kriminologie

Volumn 222, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 195-201

  Reibe, Saskia ^a,d   Strehler, Marco ^a   Mayer, Felix ^a,e   Althaus, Lars ^c,f   Madea, Burkhard ^a,b   Benecke, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Institut für Rechtsmedizin   (Germany)

^c Institut für Rechtsmedizin   (Germany)

^d Int Forensic Res and Consulting   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^f International Forensic Research and Consulting ^*

Author keywords

Compost bin; Forensic entomology; Post mortem interval

Indexed keywords

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; ENTOMOLOGY; FRAUD; HUMANS; INSECTS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL;

EID: 58149345950     PISSN: 00039225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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