Hair analysis in postmortem investigations: Case of a skeletonized body
Anne‐Laure Pelissier‐Alicot,
Alice Ameline,
Pascal Kintz
et al.
Abstract:Analysis of hair collected from putrefied or skeletal bodies is always complex and must take into account several pitfalls, such as external contamination and contamination by biological fluids. This work presents a case of particular complexity. A skeletonized body was discovered on a country road. A tuft of brown hair, detached from the scalp, irregular in length, non‐oriented, in contact with soil and vegetation, was removed. An anthropological examination was carried out and genetic samples were taken from… Show more
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