ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1978
Page Count: 13

Reconstruction of Mutilated Victims for Identification
Lukash, L
Museum curator and chief medical examiner, Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office, N.Y.

Drake, W
Museum curator and chief medical examiner, Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office, N.Y.

(Received 8 March 1977; accepted 27 June 1977)

Abstract

Death by violent means, rendering a victim mutilated beyond recognition, presents the medical examiner and the police department with a problem of legal identification. This paper outlines the reconstruction of victims mutilated beyond recognition, by intent or accident, when the remains are not skeletal. This type of reconstruction and restoration requires an excellent knowledge of skull anatomy and some of the talent of a sculptor.

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Paper ID: JFS10672J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10672J
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