Citation

Manzoni S, Ossoli A, Cortellini V, Verzeletti A. Med. Sci. Law 2019; 59(1): 9-16.

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine Institute, University of Brescia, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0025802418812648

PMID

30419771

Abstract

Forensic examination of human remains is a complex process that relies on the contribution of multidisciplinary forensic medicine specialties. Here we present a complex forensic case regarding a double murder whose victims were found almost completely skeletonized. Post-mortem investigations allowed us to define the biological profile of the two bodies (ancestry, sex, age and stature), to discover their identity through forensic DNA analysis, and to detect peri-mortem injuries caused by firearms and stabbing weapons. Three men were recognized as involved in the crime and two of them were condemned to life imprisonment for homicide. The judges accepted the reconstruction of the crime promoted by the Prosecutor (double firearm murder).

Language: en

Keywords

Skeletal remains; cause of death; murder; personal identification