Postmortem burning of the corpses following homicide

TÜMER, ALİ; AKÇAN, RAMAZAN; Karacaoglu, Emre; Balseven-Odabasi, Aysun; Keten, Alper; Kanburoglu, ÇİĞDEM; Unal, Melih; Dinc, Ahmet

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2012.01.001

Postmortem burning of the corpses following homicide

TÜMER A. R., AKÇAN R., Karacaoglu E., Balseven-Odabasi A., Keten A., Kanburoglu Ç., ...More

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, vol.19, no.4, pp.223-228, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 19 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.01.001
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.223-228
Keywords: Postmortem burning, Homicide, To cover a crime, Autopsy, ODONTOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION, BURNED BODIES, VICTIMS, FIRE, DISASTER, DEATHS
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Although there have been a great number of studies focussing on antemortem burns or fire-related deaths, the present study is the first dealing exclusively with postmortem burnings aiming to cover up a homicidal action. This study aims to draw attention to postmortem burning following homicide by determining the general characteristics of a series of burned corpses.