The identification of a dismembered human body: a multidisciplinary approach

Bilge, Yaşar; Kedici, P. Sema; Alakoç, Yeşim Doğan; Ülküer, K.Üner; İlkyaz, Yücel Y.

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(03)00334-7

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“…Osteometric studies using individual bones exhibiting sexual dimorphism have been reported among different populations. 1 Human evolutionist study sexual dimorphism to understand the etiology of how Homo sapiens came to have less sexual dimorphic features than our ancestors that is the Cro magnun. Bio archaeologist study sexual dimorphism to recreate the demographic profile of our ancestors.…”

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Sex determination using mastoid process

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Objective: Osteometric studies using individual bones have been a topic of interest among researchers. Such researches are a tool for conducting studies related to evolution, demographic profiles and forensic sciences. Skull is important in this regard as it resists adverse environmental conditions over time. The mastoid process can thus be used as a marker of sex as well as ancestry of individuals and populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of mastoid process as a tool for sex determination in unidentified skeleton. Materials and Methods: 70 (44 male and 26 female) complete undamaged skulls of known sex were used for the study. Mastoid length was recorded on the right and left mastoid process in each skull. Measurements were made with a digital vernier caliper. Results: Statistics revealed high significance (p<0.0001) for the mastoid length for sex determination. Conclusion: Reports on the use of mastoid process as a tool for sex estimation in unidentified human skeleton have been reported in different populations. The present study supports this finding among the Indian population.

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“…Sex differentiation in forensic investigation utilises craniofacial morphology, tooth dimensions and DNA analysis [3,4]. It has been suggested that odontometrics plays an important role in determination of sex in young individuals where secondary sexual characteristics have not developed.…”

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Establishment of Sexual Dimorphism in North Indian Population by Odontometric Study of Permanent Maxillary Canine

Gupta¹

2014

J Forensic Res

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“…Other significant cases are the Dobkin case [4], the Worlkersdorfer case [5] and the Howick Falls murder case [6]. Detailed reviews of the techniques can be found in the literature [17,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] and many case studies have also been published [8,13,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42].…”

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The use of craniofacial superimposition for disaster victim identification

Wilkinson

Lofthouse

2015

Forensic Science International

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Skull-to-face comparison is utilised for human identification where there is a suspected identity and the usual methods of identification, such as DNA or dental comparison, are not possible or practical. This research aimed to accurately compare manual and computerised craniofacial superimposition techniques and to establish the application of these techniques for disaster victim identification, where there may be a large database of passport-style images, such as the MPUB Interpol database. Twenty skulls (10 female; 10 male) were utilised from the William Bass Skeletal Collection at the University of Tennessee and compared to face pools of 20 face photographs of similar sex, age and ethnic group. A traditional manual photographic method and a new 3D computer-based method were studied. The results suggested that profile and three-quarter views of the ante-mortem face were the most valuable for craniofacial superimposition. However, the poor identification rate achieved using images in frontal view suggests that the MPUB Interpol database would not be optimal for disaster victim identification, and passport-style images do not provide enough distinguishing facial detail. This suggests that multiple ante-mortem images with a variety of facial expression should be utilised for identification purposes. There was no significant difference in success between the manual and computer methods.

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The identification of a dismembered human body: a multidisciplinary approach

Cited by 75 publications

References 9 publications

Sex determination using mastoid process

Sex determination using mastoid process

Establishment of Sexual Dimorphism in North Indian Population by Odontometric Study of Permanent Maxillary Canine

The use of craniofacial superimposition for disaster victim identification

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