ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

The Recovery of Seminal Components and DNA from the Vagina of a Homicide Victim 34 Days Postmortem
Montagna, CP
Forensic Chemist I, Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, Maine

(Received 26 July 1995; accepted 14 December 1995)

Abstract

The body of an 18-year-old female was discovered in a gravel pit in Northern Maine. Investigation determined the body to be that of a woman who had disappeared from the Bangor, Maine area 34 days earlier. Laboratory examination revealed the presence of intact spermatozoa, P30 and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typable DNA on a vaginal swab and smear slide collected at autopsy.

Keywords:
forensic science, spermatozoa, P30, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, DNA, postmortem, restriction fragment length polymorphism, homicide

Paper ID: JFS13983J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13983J
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