title: Bones, blood, pellets, glass, and no body.
abstract: A man was found guilty of killing his wife, although her body was never found. The case centered on her car, which contained fragments of bone, glass, shotgun pellets, and dried blood. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting techniques were used to establish the decedent's identity. Examination of the bone fragments revealed that they were from the skull. These two pieces of information, added to other evidence, proved that the defendant's wife had received a fatal injury in her car, and a guilty verdict was rendered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dix
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mosley
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D001801:Blood Stains; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013752:Tetracycline