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Oct 6, 2023

Snuff – Comments on the historical background of a current topic by Dr. Mark Benecke

Oct 6, 2023

Comments on the historical background & Interview

Oct 6, 2023

Aug 21, 2023

Insects Under The Skin? Ziploc And Matchbox Evidence In The Expert Forensic Stain Laboratory

Aug 21, 2023

The idea of insects living inside and on the (human) body literally drives people affected by the thought crazy. We receive samples containing alleged insect stain evidence on a regular basis which on examination mostly turn out to be non-animal fragments of skin, hair, fibers et cetera.

Aug 21, 2023

Jun 9, 2023

Witness after the event

Jun 9, 2023

Book review on A Fly for the Prosecution by Lee Goff

Jun 9, 2023

Feb 24, 2023

Mind Your Decompositional Assumptions

Feb 24, 2023

Decompositional processes depend on temperature, humidity, and light, as well as on animals that can access the body. In low-level cases, suicides, or cases of self-neglect especially, these factors are not always taken into consideration because a full investigation may not have taken place.

Feb 24, 2023

Dec 12, 2022

The hunt for Hitler's teeth

Dec 12, 2022

How one forensic biologist stumbled across the only remaining body parts of Adolf Hitler… in a floppy-disc case in Moscow.

Dec 12, 2022

Sep 23, 2022

DNA typing in forensic medicine and in criminal investigations: a current survey

Sep 23, 2022

A brief overview is given of past and present DNA typing and the establishment of forensic DNA databases in Europe.

Sep 23, 2022

Sep 6, 2022

(GTG)5 allows the distinction between different isolates of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Sep 6, 2022

We have not been able to distinguish different isolates from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by morphological means. However, they differ on the molecular level and strains from several geographic regions can be identified with the help of "genetic fingerprints" using the oligonucleotide probe (GTG)5.

Sep 6, 2022

Allele frequency distributions of the polymorphic STR loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01 and the VNTR D1S80 in a Filipino population from Metro Manila

Sep 6, 2022

Allele frequency distributions at the short tandem repeat (STR) loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01 and of the variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) locus D1S80 were determined in a Filipino population from Metro Manila (103 individuals) by use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE).

Sep 6, 2022

Sep 5, 2022

Short tandem repeat (STR) locus HUMD8S306 in a large population sample from Germany

Sep 5, 2022

Applied DNA typing in medico-legal investigations, in criminalistic practice, and in paternity cases often relies on high inclusion and exclusion probabilities.

Sep 5, 2022

Aug 12, 2022

Inhibitory learning and memory in the topshell (Monodonta lineata)

Aug 12, 2022

One hundred eighty topshells (Monodonta lineata) were exposed to inhibitory learning procedures.

Aug 12, 2022

Aug 5, 2022

Detection and quantification of Proporxur in the succession of insects of medico-legal importance

Aug 5, 2022

To detect and quantify the amount of Propoxur in insects of forensic importance and search for entomotoxicologic indicators, the HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) technique was used on individuals collected during the ecological succession associated with the corpses of rabbits.

Aug 5, 2022

Jul 19, 2022

Two homosexual pedophile sadistic serial killers

Jul 19, 2022

From a criminalistic and legal perspective, we report 2 cases of homosexual pedophile serial killers who share certain characteristics.

Jul 19, 2022

Homosexual Pedophile Serial Killer Juergen Bartsch (1946-1976)

Jul 19, 2022

Report on a fully confessing, very young serial killer who exactly detailed his crimes und intentions to the police, und several psychiatrists.

Jul 19, 2022

Murder most putrid

Jul 19, 2022

Here is that rare thing, a good popular book on forensic entomology that is also an illuminating read on forensic science itself and on the art of being an expert witness.

Jul 19, 2022

Jul 18, 2022

The quantitative alteration of the DNA content in strangulation marks is an artefact

Jul 18, 2022

It is frequently difficult to prove the vitality in cases of fatal hanging. Statistical analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between elevated DNA content and reduced water content of strangulation marks.

Jul 18, 2022

Jul 12, 2022

Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat haplotypes at the loci DYS393, DYS19, DYS392, and DYS385-I/II, DYS390, DYS389-I/II, and DYS391 in a Filipino population sample

Jul 12, 2022

A homicide in the Ukraine

Jul 12, 2022

In an apartment, bone fragments were found in a fireplace. Furthermore, a varnished skull was found elsewhere in the same apartment.

Jul 12, 2022

Jul 8, 2022

Coding or non-coding, that is the question

Jul 8, 2022

Having solved the last technical hurdles to extract DNA information from virtually any biological material, forensic biologists now have to ponder the ethical and social questions of using information from exonic DNA.

Jul 8, 2022

Asian online Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database

Jul 8, 2022

For several years Y-chromosomal microsatellites (short tandem repeats, STRs) have been well established in forensic practice. In this context, the genetic characteristics of the Y chromosome (i.e. its paternal inheritance and lack of recombination) render STRs particularly powerful.

Jul 8, 2022

Jul 5, 2022

Six forensic entomology cases: description and commentary

Jul 5, 2022

Several cases are reported which show that a wide range of applications in medico-legal questions and hygiene together or apart from estimating the PMI can be answered by use of Forensic Entomology techniques including close observation of larval development.

Jul 5, 2022

DXS10011: studies on structure, allele distribution in three populations and genetic linkage to further q-telomeric chromosome X markers

Jul 5, 2022

The hypervariable tetranucleotide STR polymorphism DXS10011 is a powerful marker for forensic purposes.

Jul 5, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing of necrophageous insects (diptera, coleoptera) in criminal forensic studies: validation and use in practice

Jun 30, 2022

To permit quick identification of arthropods, random amplified polymorphic DNA typing (RAPD) was used to support classical morphological and medico-legal analysis of maggots on a human corpse.

Jun 30, 2022

Jun 28, 2022

Severe post mortem damages by ants on a human corpse

Jun 28, 2022

We report a case of skin damages on a human corpse found in late spring in a suburban area of Cosenza (Region Calabria, Southern Italy) caused by activity of Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

Jun 28, 2022

Jun 24, 2022

Neglect of the elderly: forensic entomology cases and considerations

Jun 24, 2022

Wounds of living persons are a potential target for the same flies that live, or feed early on corpses. This can lead to complications in estimation of PMI but also allows to determine additional information that might be valuable in a trial, or during the investigations.

Jun 24, 2022

Jun 15, 2022

Flies and ants: A forensic entomological neglect case of an elderly man in Calabria, Southern Italy

Jun 15, 2022

This is a case of an 80-year-old man who was neglected for one to two weeks in Calabria (Italy). Different flies and ant lesions were present.

Key Words: neglect of the elderly, forensic entomology, ants, ant lesions, Diptera.

Jun 15, 2022

Jan 14, 2022

Sexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present

Jan 14, 2022

Two cases demonstrate that full reliance on biological stains may lead to either wrongful convictions or no prosecution at all.

Jan 14, 2022

Oct 25, 2021

Curiouser & Curiouser. The Francke Foundations’ Chamber of Wonder

Oct 25, 2021

The online launch of the annual Francke Foundations’ exhibition, ‘Wunderkammer’ or ‘Chamber of Wonder’, on 2 May 2021 in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, celebrated, among other things, the 300th anniversary of the first European children’s hospital on the Foundations’ premises in Halle/Saale.

Oct 25, 2021

Apr 13, 2021

Mark Benecke's Forensic Entomology Special Issue Forensic Science International

Apr 13, 2021

An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice

Apr 13, 2021

Jun 3, 2020

Dermestes frischii and D. undulatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse in Southern Italy

Jun 3, 2020

Dermestidae and other necrophagous beetles may aid in the estimation of post-mortem interval, especially in situations where decompostionen is advanced and therefore, insect succession patterns are the best method available.

Jun 3, 2020

Feb 28, 2020

Forensic Entomology exemplified by a high profile homicide. A combined stain and postmortem time analysis (postmortem interval, PMI))

Feb 28, 2020

The combined analysis of both ant and blow fly evidence recovered from a corpse, and from the boot of a suspect, suggested that an assumed scenario in a high profile murder case was likely to be true.

Feb 28, 2020

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