title: Concealment of the body in drug deaths.
abstract: Discovery of a concealed body often leads to the assumption that the manner of death was homicide. However, in cases where death has resulted from illicit drug use or drug abuse, the body may be concealed to protect persons involved in drug abuse or drug marketing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hawley
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doedens
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McClain
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pless
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine