title: Forensic-medical expertise of twenty four murdered citizens from Gospić and its surroundings.
abstract: The forensic-medical expertise of 24 predominantly carbonized bodies, that were found at Kukin Do was reported. The victims were from Gospić and its surroundings, who disappeared between October 16-18, 1991. The expertise involved the identification of bodies, injury classification, determination of tools by which injuries were inflicted as well as time when injuries were inflicted, and whether it was when the victims were alive or dead. At the time of expertise all bodies were in the state of advanced putrification, frozen and burned. In 18 cases, the larger or smaller parts of bodies lacked as the consequence of fire. Eleven persons were identified as the Serbs from Gospić and for thirteen persons the procedure of identification is still in process. In 21 persons while they were alive, injuries were done with: bullets, blade, pointed and blunt mechanical tools. In three persons, injuries were not found due to missing of the larger parts of bodies. After their death all corpses were burned, and in two persons bites of rodents were evident.
authors.affiliation: Military Medical Academy, Institute of Pathology and Forensic Medicine.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stanković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*; D015022:Yugoslavia