Journal Published Online: 01 April 1976
Volume 21, Issue 2

The Computer and the Law: Coordinate Analysis of Skull Shape and Possible Methods of Postmortem Identification

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

After death, the human body usually disintegrates quite rapidly. The rate of disintegration depends mainly on the temperature and humidity to which the body is exposed. Under extremely cold conditions the process of cell digestion or proteolysis is virtually halted, and bodies found in glaciers or arctic conditions can often be identified many years later.

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Walker, GF
Biometrics Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Pages: 10
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Stock #: JFS10504J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10504J