After attending this presentation, attendees will understand why it is important to listen to the victim and relatives, who do not fully understand the objective DNA evidence, but who point in a relevant direction relating to procedural failures of police and crime labs.
Read MoreZweites Symposium für Odorologie im Diensthundewesen
Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Odorologie hatte unter der Leitung von Dr. Christine Schüler und Schirmherrschaft von Prof. Klaus Püschel zu einer umfangreichen, breit gefächerten und konzentriert durchgeführten Präsentation über den Wissensstand der Leistungen von Spürhunden geladen.
Read MoreInterdisziplinäres Fachforum: Der Fall Mirco
Das Bremer Fachforum stellt mit dem Mord an Mirco in NRW im Jahr 2010 dar, wie ein sehr schwieriger Fall technisch, organisatorisch und gedanklich bearbeitet und gelöst werden konnte.
Read MoreDetection and quantification of Proporxur in the succession of insects of medico-legal importance
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.
Read MoreInterdisziplinäres Fachforum: Siebenfachmord von Sittensen
Im diesjähren Interdisziplinären Fachforum Rechtsmedizin ging es umdie Ermittlungen zum Siebenfachmord in Sittensen (Soko Lin-Yue).
Read MoreNachweis der Dauer von Pflege-Vernachlaessigungen mittels Insekten
Vortrag auf der Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin, 2003
Read MoreSpontane menschliche Selbstentzündung - Ein Kriminalbiologe auf heißer Spur
Forensiker erwähnen das (angebliche) Phänomen der menschlichen Selbstentzündung nur sehr selten.
Read MoreTwo homosexual pedophile sadistic serial killers
From a criminalistic and legal perspective, we report 2 cases of homosexual pedophile serial killers who share certain characteristics.
Read MoreHomosexual Pedophile Serial Killer Juergen Bartsch (1946-1976)
Report on a fully confessing, very young serial killer who exactly detailed his crimes und intentions to the police, und several psychiatrists.
Read MoreThe quantitative alteration of the DNA content in strangulation marks is an artefact
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.
Read MoreA homicide in the Ukraine
In an apartment, bone fragments were found in a fireplace. Furthermore, a varnished skull was found elsewhere in the same apartment.
Read MoreSix forensic entomology cases: description and commentary
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.
Read MoreSevere post mortem damages by ants on a human corpse
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).
Read MoreNeglect of the elderly: forensic entomology cases and considerations
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.
Read MoreInsect Traces and the Mummies of Palermo – a Status Report
In an interdisciplinary investigation of the mummies of the Capuchin Monastery in Palermo we made entomological findings with regards to the comparatively poor state of preservation of the deceased, to provide enlightenment about the process of natural mummification, as little is known about how the bodies were handled after death until they were laid out in the basement.
Read MoreInsektenbefall am Leichnam als Wissensquelle in der Gerichtsmedizin
NaturwissenschaftlerInnen und GeisteswissenschaftlerInnen sprechen verschiedene Sprachen. Sie denken anders und arbeiten mit völlig verschiedenen Werkzeugen.
Read MoreSchussverletzungen oder Käferfraß
Insektenspuren können in Kriminalfällen essenzielle Hinweise geben, die weit über die Leichenliegezeitbestimmung hinausgehen.
Read MoreFlies and ants: A forensic entomological neglect case of an elderly man in Calabria, Southern Italy
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.
Read MoreBild von Mark & Ines: Timo Würz
Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Seattle, 2022
It was a hybrid meeting, and the team did a hell of a job to make it happen. Outside in the streets, the opiate users were abundant — quite an unusual view. I had the pleasure to be co-chair of a very good session ☺️
Read MoreAuf falscher Fährte: Leichenerscheinungen und Fehlinterpretationen
Fehlinterpretationen und damit nicht beachtete Einflussfaktoren können kriminalistische Ermittlungen auf die falsche Fährte führen und Sachbeweise unberücksichtigt lassen.
Read More