title: [Dumping of corpses in compost bins--two forensic entomological case reports].
abstract: Two cases from the Ruhr Area in Western Germany are presented. In each case, the deceased had been wrapped in plastic bags and placed inside a large compost bin in the backyard of the property. In both cases, the relatives claimed that the decedent had died from a natural cause and that they had concealed the body to ensure the further payment of the nursing care and pension benefits. In the first case, the responsible person stated that the body had been inside the bin for three years; in case 2 the postmortem interval indicated was 6 months. In spite of the closed lid of the bin the insect infestation was extensive and rich in species: Empty pupal cases of several blowfly species were collected as well as histerids and pupal cases of Fannia scalaris in the first case. In case 2, phorids and larval skins of dermestids were also found.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reibe
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strehler
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Althaus
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madea
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benecke
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004772:Entomology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil