title: An unusual case of corpse dismemberment.
abstract: A case of corpse dismemberment into 850 fragments was investigated at the Cracow Department of Forensic Medicine. The perpetrator employed various tools to divide the body into fragments and subsequently boiled the pieces to reduce their volume. The thus-prepared body decreased its volume to 30 kg. Subsequently, the perpetrator placed the body fragments in 2 large pots, which were then positioned in the space under the stairs and walled in.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konopka
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolechała
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strona
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006708:Homicide; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*