TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - An unusual case of corpse concealment driven by emotional distress
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Giovannini, Elena
A1  - Franchetti, Giorgia
A1  - Ridolfi, Marcello
A1  - Berardi, Domenico
A1  - Pelletti, Guido
A1  - Gualandi, Alberto
A1  - Giraudo, Chiara
A1  - Cecchetto, Giovanni
A1  - Fais, Paolo
SP  - e102379
EP  - e102379
VL  - 67
IS  - 
N2  - Corpse concealment involves hiding a body for criminal purposes for many different reasons, such as destroy evidence of a murder or avoid the discovery of the victim. Although defendants could argue that they did not conceal the corpse with any criminal intent, but rather to spare themselves or others from emotional distress or to honor the wishes of the deceased. However, these arguments are often challenging to substantiate, and defendants may encounter significant legal obstacles when attempting to justify their actions. Herein, we report a case involving the concealment of a woman's corpse by her father. Autopsy and histological investigations were significantly limited due to the advanced decomposition of the body. Nevertheless, by integrating these data with radiological findings obtained from total body CT and micro-CT of the larynx-hyoid complex, hanging was deemed the cause of death. Additionally, the psychological evaluation of the father indicated that the act of concealment was motivated by emotions rather than criminal intent.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102379
ID  - ref1
ER  -