title: Bone fragments a body can make.
abstract: Data obtained from various analytical techniques applied to a number of small bone fragments recovered from a crime scene were used to provide evidence for the occurrence of a fatality. Microscopic and histomorphometric analyses confirmed that the fragments were from a human skull. X-ray microanalysis of darkened areas on the bone fragments revealed a chemical signature that matched the chemical signature of a shotgun pellet recovered at the scene of the crime. The above findings supported the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprint evidence which, along with other evidence, was used to convict a man for the murder of his wife, even though her body was never recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013752:Tetracycline