ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 14

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Detection of Clandestine Graves
Nelson, A
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, CO

Kondratieff, B
Colorado State University, CO

Armbrust, CT
Consultant, CO

France, DL
Colorado State University, CO

Hopkins, D
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department, CO

Clark Davenport, G
Ebasco Services, CO

Swanburg, JG
CO

Lindemann, JW
Consultant, CO

Castellano, K
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, CO

Griffin, TJ
Colorado Bureau of Investigation, CO

Trammell, V
Consultant, CO

(Received 5 March 1992; accepted 23 April 1992)

Abstract

A multidisciplinary team that is comprised of professionals from industry, academia, and law enforcement who are studying methods to locate clandestine graves has been formed in Colorado. This article describes this team, research conducted, and preliminary results directed toward identifying the most effective means of locating buried bodies.

Keywords:
forensic science, clandestine graves

Paper ID: JFS13337J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13337J
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