The bodies of two missing children in an enclosed underground environment

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Introna, Francesco ^a   De Donno, Antonio ^a   Santoro, Valeria ^a   Corrado, Simona ^a   Romano, Vito ^b   Porcelli, Francesco ^a   Campobasso, Carlo P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Insect succession; Missing children; Mummification; Post mortem interval; Wrongful conviction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CHILD; DENTISTRY; FALLING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT; MALE; MEAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 79953030639     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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