Locating concealed homicide victims: Developing the role of geoforensics

Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 197-219

  Harrison, Mark ^a,b   Donnelly, Laurance J ^c  

^a Harperley Hall   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Halcrow Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349521679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9204-6_13     Document Type: Chapter

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