Identification of a Homicide Victim by a Casio Data Bank Watch

A positive identification of a homicide victim was made possible by observing an inconspicuous Casio watch worn by the deceased. Identification of deceased individuals are usually made by fingerprints or dental matching, visual means, DNA studies, X-rays of other bodily structures, tattoos, etc. Whe...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1994-07, Vol.39 (4), p.1117-1119
Main Authors: Costello, J, Zugibe, FT
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Databases, Factual
Forensic Medicine - methods
Homicide
Humans
Male
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Summary:A positive identification of a homicide victim was made possible by observing an inconspicuous Casio watch worn by the deceased. Identification of deceased individuals are usually made by fingerprints or dental matching, visual means, DNA studies, X-rays of other bodily structures, tattoos, etc. When all of these methods fail and no suspects are known, medical examiners are caught between Charybdis and Scilla. This assumes greater importance in cases of homicides. It is the purpose of this paper to present a homicide case in which an identification was made by observing an inconspicuous object, a small Casio watch worn by the deceased.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS13693J