title: Recovery of decomposed and skeletal human remains in the "Green River Murder" Investigation. Implications for medical examiner/coroner and police.
abstract: The Green River Murder Investigation in King County, Washington, is currently the longest active serial murder investigation in U.S. history. During its course, over 26 separate scenes with from one to five victims each have been processed. The experience of the authors is presented in order to acquaint other agencies with techniques of outdoor scene processing that have evolved during recovery of remains from Green River and other skeletal cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Haglund
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Reay
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014861:Washington