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Forensic and police identification of "X" bodies. A 6-years French experience.

Abstract：

:The identification of X bodies is an everyday preoccupation in forensic pathology. This retrospective analysis studied all methods of identification and characteristics of unidentified bodies arrived in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (University Hospital R. Poincaré, Garches, France) during a 6-years period (2003-2009). The aim was to determine the identification methods used during all the forensic investigations, but also to study causes and manner of death in this sample of the population. A total of 9.1% of all autopsies were on X cadavers (217 cases out of 2384). On this total, only 134 of them have been included in our series after exclusion of archaeological and animal samples, but also of unidentified individuals or incomplete data available. Almost 28% of them have been identified with molecular biology (DNA), 23% with odontological examination, 7.5% with fingerprinting and 6.7% with autopsy data. Manner of death was mainly suicide (40.3%) especially by asphyxia following drowning, then accidental death (17.9%) especially consecutive to multiple trauma after traffic accident, acute carbon monoxide intoxication or carbonization in a fire. A total of 11.9% natural deaths were found (50% of them being of cardio-vascular origin) and 11.2% of homicides (with the use of firearm in a third of them). For 18.7% of X cadavers, the mode of death was undetermined. 46.4% of all unidentified bodies in our series were only identified by the police investigations, using physical recognition (direct or with photographs) or personal effects or identity documents in close relationship with the body. Our study highlights the fact that quite half of all unidentified bodies are inhumed with an identity not scientifically proved. Bodies which remained unidentified after all investigations represent 10.2% of X cadavers (if we consider a group of 176 cases composed of our study sample of 134 cases plus 24 subjects identified just before the autopsy and the 18 cases which remained unidentified) and 0.8% of all autopsies performed in the department.

journal_name

Forensic Sci Int

journal_title

Forensic science international

authors

Cavard S,Alvarez JC,De Mazancourt P,Tilotta F,Brousseau P,de la Grandmaison GL,Charlier P

doi

10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.05.022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-30 00:00:00

pages

139-43

issue

1-3

eissn

0379-0738

issn

1872-6283

pii

S0379-0738(10)00276-8

journal_volume

204

pub_type

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Forensic and police identification of "X" bodies. A 6-years French experience.