Main description:

Commingling of human remains presents an added challenge to all phases of the forensic process. This book brings together tools from diverse sources within forensic science to offer a set of comprehensive approaches to handling commingled remains. It details the recovery of commingled remains in the field, the use of triage in the assessment of commingling, various analytical techniques for sorting and determining the number of individuals, the role of DNA in the overall process, ethical considerations, and data management. In addition, the book includes case examples that illustrate techniques found to be successful and those that proved problematic.

Contents:

Methodology in Commingling Analysis: An Historical Overview Douglas Ubelaker Spatial Analysis of Mass Grave Mapping Data to Assist in the Reassociation of Disarticulated and Commingled Human Remains Hugh Tuller, Ute Hofmeister, Sharna Daley Pieces of the Puzzle: F.B.I. Evidence Response Team Approaches to Scenes with Commingled Evidence Gary Reinecke and Michael Hochrein Commingled Remains and Human Rights Investigations: Challenges from the Field Sofia Egana, Silvan Turner, Mercedes Doretti, Patricia Bernardi, and Anahi Ginarte Anthropological Investigations of the Tri-State Crematorium Incident Dawnie Wolfe Steadman, Kris Sperry, Frederick Snow, Laura Fulginiti, and Emily Craig Approaches to Commingling Issues in Archeological Samples: A Case Study from Roman-Era Tombs in Greece Douglas Ubelaker and Joseph Rife Anthropologist Directed Triage: Three Distinct Mass Fatality Events Involving Fragmentation of Human Remains Amy Mundorff The Use of Radiology in Mass Fatality Events Mark Viner Detection of Commingling in Cremated Human Remains Michael Warren Models And Methods for Osteometric Sorting John Byrd Patterns of Epiphyseal Union and Their Use in the Detection and Sorting of Commingled Remains Maureen Schaefer How Many People? Determining the Number of Individuals Represented by Commingled Human Remains Bradley Adams and Lyle Konigsberg Assessment of Commingled Human Remains Using a GIS Based Approach Nicholas Herrmann and Joanne Bennett Devlin The Application of Traditional Anthropological Methods in a DNA-Led Identification Process Laura Yazedjian and Rifat Kesetovic Marrying Anthropology and DNA: Essential for Solving Complex Commingling Problems in Cases of Extreme Fragmentation Amy Mundorff, Robert Shaler, Erik Bieschke,and Elaine Mar-Cash Sorting and Identifying Commingled Remains of U.S. War Dead: The Collaborative Roles of JPAC and AFDIL Franklin Damann and Suni Edson Resolving Commingling Issues during the Medicolegal Investigation of Mass Fatality Incidents Elias Kontanis and Paul Sledzik Data Management and Commingled Remains at Mass Fatality Incidents (MFIs) Michael Hennessey