DNA analysis in perpetrator identification of terrorism-related disaster: Suicide bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta 2004

Sudoyo, Herawati; Widodo, Putut T.; Suryadi, Helena; Lie, Yuliana S.; Safari, Dodi; Widjajanto, Agung; Kadarmo, D. Aji; Hidayat, Soegeng; Marzuki, Sangkot

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.12.007

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“…DNA typing has further been used to identify the perpetrator of terrorism-related atrocities [9]. With the rapid development and use of DNA in disaster victim identification (DVI), standard methods have been developed for the collection and storage of items, DNA extraction, and typing strategies, along with software for biostatistical interpretation [10][11][12][13].…”

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The strategies to DVI challenges in Typhoon Morakot

Lin¹,

Huang

Shih

et al. 2010

Int J Legal Med

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Small village populations in which there is a high amount of kinship can cause complications in cases of disaster victim identification. This problem was highlighted by the loss of life after Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan where over 500 people from small isolated communities lost their lives. Most of the victims were buried by landslides in the remote mountainous areas of southern Taiwan. Only 146 pieces of human remains were recovered after searching for 4 months. Most of the human remains were received for examination as severely damaged fragments prevented possible identification by morphological features. DNA testing using the traditional duo parent/child or sibling screening by STR data opens the possibility of including not only the actual victim but also false positives. Variable likelihood ratios were obtained when comparing DNA types from human remains to those from potential relatives; however, with the DNA typing of numerous members of the same living family, multiple matches to potential families were avoided. Of the 146 samples obtained and collapsed to 130 victims, they were linked to 124 individuals resulting in their identification when compared to a pool of 588 potential relatives. Six of the human remains could not be linked to any living relative and remain unknown.

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The strategies to DVI challenges in Typhoon Morakot

Lin¹,

Huang

Shih

et al. 2010

Int J Legal Med

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“…In cases of crimes and random events (arsons, fires, air catastrophes) and particularly in terrorist attacks, high temperatures cause severe thermal degradation of biological material [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The main aim of this study was to investigate the availability of DNA isolated from various human tissue samples (thigh skeletal muscle, liver, cardiac muscle, adipose tissue with hypodermis fragments, hair, nails and fibula fragments) exposed to high temperatures of 100-1000°C for 5 and 10 minutes.…”

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“…In a number of crimes and accidents including fires, plane crashes, traffic accidents or terrorist attacks, the degradation of biological material by the effect of high temperatures must be addressed [1][2][3]. A remarkable example is the attack on the World Trade Center towers in 2001 and the problems with victim identification, which were largely associated with high temperatures (approx.…”

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The influence of high temperature on the possibility of DNA typing in various human tissues

Maciejewska

Włodarczyk

Pawłowski

2016

Folia Histochem Cytobiol.

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“…DNA genotyping in a conventional laboratory has become a standard tool for identification of victims from mass casualty events including the World Trade Center attack [1,2], natural phenomena [3][4][5], plane crashes [6,7], and terrorist-related atrocities [8]. The DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) provided forensic DNA laboratories recommended guidelines for sample collection and storage (both ante-and postmortem), DNA purification, and genetic typing, with protocols for data management at the disaster sites issued by Interpol [9].…”

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Identification of human remains using Rapid DNA analysis

Turingan¹,

Brown²,

Kaplun³

et al. 2019

Int J Legal Med

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Rapid identification of human remains following mass casualty events is essential to bring closure to family members and friends of the victims. Unfortunately, disaster victim identification, missing persons identification, and forensic casework analysis are often complicated by sample degradation due to exposure to harsh environmental conditions. Following a mass disaster, forensic laboratories may be overwhelmed by the number of dissociated portions that require identification and reassociation or compromised by the event itself. The interval between the disaster and receipt of victim samples at a laboratory is critical in that sample quality deteriorates as the postmortem interval increases. When bodies decompose due to delay in collection, transport, and sample processing, DNA becomes progressively fragmented, adversely impacting identification. We have previously developed a fully automated, field-forward Rapid DNA identification system that produces STR profiles (also referred to as DNA IDs or DNA fingerprints) from buccal and crime scene samples. The system performs all sample processing and data interpretation in less than 2 h. Here, we present results on Rapid DNA identification performed on several tissue types (including buccal, muscle, liver, brain, tooth, and bone) from exposed human bodies placed above ground or stored in a morgue/cooler, two scenarios commonly encountered following mass disasters. We demonstrate that for exposed remains, buccal swabs are the sample of choice for up to 11 days exposure and bone and tooth samples generated excellent DNA IDs for the 1-year duration of the study. For refrigerated remains, all sample types generated excellent DNA IDs for the 3-month testing period.

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DNA analysis in perpetrator identification of terrorism-related disaster: Suicide bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta 2004

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

The strategies to DVI challenges in Typhoon Morakot

The strategies to DVI challenges in Typhoon Morakot

The influence of high temperature on the possibility of DNA typing in various human tissues

Identification of human remains using Rapid DNA analysis

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