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Novel application of three-dimensional technologies in a case of dismemberment

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Baier, W., Norman, D. G., Warnett, J. M., Payne, M., Harrison, N. P., Hunt, N., Burnett, B. and Williams, M. A. (2017) Novel application of three-dimensional technologies in a case of dismemberment. Forensic Science International, 270 . pp. 139-145. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.040

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Abstract

This case study reports the novel application of three-dimensional technologies such as micro-CT and 3D printing to the forensic investigation of a complex case of dismemberment. Micro-CT was successfully employed to virtually align severed skeletal elements found in different locations, analyse tool marks created during the dismemberment process, and virtually dissect a charred piece of evidence. High resolution 3D prints of the burnt human bone contained within were created for physical visualisation to assist the investigation team. Micro-CT as a forensic radiological method provided vital information and the basis for visualisation both during the investigation and in the subsequent trial making it one of the first examples of such technology in a UK court.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Tomography, Forensic pathology, Murder -- Investigation, Dismemberment
Journal or Publication Title: Forensic Science International
Publisher: Elsevier Science BV
ISSN: 0379-0738
Official Date: January 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2017Published
2 December 2016Available
28 November 2016Accepted
9 June 2016Submitted
Volume: 270
Page Range: pp. 139-145
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.040
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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