Time of death of victims found in cold water environment

Karhunen, Pekka J.; Goebeler, Sirkka; Winberg, Olli; Tuominen, Markku

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.06.014

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“…However, some of the result produce from the algorithm still are unreliable and need to be improvised. [4] in their paper demonstrate the comparison of five methods used to estimate the time of death. Based on five methods which have been tested, it is found that Henssge nomogram method give the most versatile and accurate result in estimating the time of death for homicide and accidental drowning cases in crime investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Pekka has published five methods that have been used in estimating the time of death which is Henssge nomogram method, James and Knight method, triple-exponential method, Marshall method and rule of thumb methods [4]. These methods were recent methods that had been used in solving the time of death in crime investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These methods were recent methods that had been used in solving the time of death in crime investigation. Based on five methods tested by [4] for estimating the time of death, it had been found that Henssge nomogram method with its correction factor was the most versatile and gave the most precise results in homicide and accidental drowning cases [4]. Since the case had been tested on both land and water, it is suitable for Henssge nomogram method to be combined with the Asante's algorithm as its approach similar to Henssge nomogram method in term of variables used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The approach which had been used to estimate the time of death is through drawing on the scale and the time of death will be shown as a result. [4] in his paper had test method which is related to estimate the time of death and found Henssge nomogram is the best and accurate method in estimating the time of death. Therefore, this study focus on combining between these two methods to assist in making the time of death estimation becomes more accurate and reliable.…”

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Enhancement of Newton Law of Cooling Method based on Asante’s Algorithm with Henssge Nomogram Method in Estimating the Time of Death

Noor¹,

Abdullah²,

Bakar³

2017

IJET

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Enhancement of Newton Law of Cooling Method based on Asante’s Algorithm with Henssge Nomogram Method in Estimating the Time of Death

Noor¹,

Abdullah²,

Bakar³

2017

IJET

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“…Environmental factors include pH [39], redox conditions [38], ambient temperatures [40][41][42], and hence associated decomposition rate changes [43][44], seasonality, time of burial [45] and depth below ground level [46], soil type and texture [34,44,47] and moisture content [37,44], local land use and environment [48][49].…”

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Preliminary soilwater conductivity analysis to date clandestine burials of homicide victims

Pringle

Cassella

Jervis

2010

Forensic Science International

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This study reports on a new geoscientific method to estimate the post-burial interval (PBI) and potential post-mortem interval (PMI) date of homicide victims in clandestine graves by measuring decomposition fluid conductivities. Soil water analysis from a simulated clandestine grave (which contained a domestic pig carcass) in a semi-rural environment had significantly elevated conductivity measurements when compared to background values. A temporal rapid increase of the conductivity of burial fluids was observed until one year post burial, after this values slowly increased until two years (end of the study period). Conversion of x-axis from post-burial days to 'accumulated degree days' (ADD) resulted in an improved fit for multiple linear regression analyses. ADD correction allowed comparison with two other conductivity grave studies and demonstrated it was possible to date a discovered grave and hence the victim if past local temperatures could be obtained and burial depth measured. Contemporary soil moisture sampling was also undertaken to quantify this potential variable. Research also has implications to time illegal animal burials. Further research is required to extend the monitoring period, to use human cadavers and investigate other soil types and depositional environments. NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Forensic Science International. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Forensic Science International, v. 198, May 2010, doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010 Determining PMI of recently deceased individuals have been extensively researched using a variety of methods and revisions to said methods. However, dating PMI over a longer time period or importantly the Post-Burial Interval (PBI) emplacement within a burial site is more uncertain and lacking a simple technique.This manuscript is the first to document a new and simple technique to date PMI or estimate how long a body may have been buried for using the conductivity of the decomposition fluids. Our previous FSI paper ( Jervis et al. 2009) has suggested that these fluids are the primary reason why electrical resistivity surveys work to detect the positions of clandestine burials of homicide victims. Our new suggested PBI/PMI technique, based on a two year monitoring study, is to simply measure the conductivity of decomposing fluids as we have found this has a two-step, linear relationship. Results are reinforced by comparison to another study as well as to a simulated "discovered" burial, where a ~16% error was found between the conductivity estimated date compared to the true burial date. We have also converted post-burial days into accumulated degree days (ADD) which improved the date mis-match error (to ~12%) and will...

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Estimation of the TSD in an aquatic environment

Gilbert¹,

Oxenham²

2020

Estimation of the Time Since Death

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Time of death of victims found in cold water environment

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

Enhancement of Newton Law of Cooling Method based on Asante’s Algorithm with Henssge Nomogram Method in Estimating the Time of Death

Enhancement of Newton Law of Cooling Method based on Asante’s Algorithm with Henssge Nomogram Method in Estimating the Time of Death

Preliminary soilwater conductivity analysis to date clandestine burials of homicide victims

Estimation of the TSD in an aquatic environment

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