NV Passalacqua
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2015
9781118384220
Skeletal Trauma Analysis – Case Studies in Context
Case Studies in Context
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Gebonden, 304 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781118384220
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In the post–Daubert era, forensic science disciplines are increasingly informed by robust, statistically–sound experimental research. The educational value of the well–documented case study, however, remains as important as ever. Emphasizing known contextual information, this volume serves as a case–driven guide to skeletal trauma analysis through the unique perspective of each chapter s authors. Both forensic anthropologists and pathologists contribute skeletal trauma cases covering a range of topics including child abuse, blunt force trauma, descents from height, plane crashes, sharp force trauma and dismemberment, gunshot wounds, blast trauma, and burned body interpretation. Several chapters also include a discussion of potentially confounding taphonomic influences such as animal scavenging, water immersion, burning, and extended postmortem intervals. Detailed descriptions with multiple supporting images allow the practitioner s skeletal trauma interpretation to be compared to the answer as it pertains to the known circumstances surrounding the traumatic events of each case.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781118384220
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:304
Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons
Hoofdrubriek:Geneeskunde, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
<p>List of contributors xi</p>
<p>1 Introduction 1<br />Nicholas V. Passalacqua and Christopher W. Rainwater</p>
<p>Skeletal trauma analysis: case studies in context 2</p>
<p>References 6</p>
<p>2 Atypical gunshot and blunt force injuries: wounds along the biomechanical continuum 7<br />Brian F. Spatola</p>
<p>Introduction 7</p>
<p>Background 8</p>
<p>Gunshot trauma 10</p>
<p>Blunt force trauma 11</p>
<p>Biomechanical continuum 12</p>
<p>Case 1: depressed fracture of inner table from historic gunshot contusion 14</p>
<p>Case 2: depressed fracture from .32 caliber, short, Smith & Wesson projectile 15</p>
<p>Case 3: penetrating depressed fracture from detached umbrella tip 17</p>
<p>Case 4: depressed fracture from perforating blunt impact from edged metal foreign object 19</p>
<p>Discussion 19</p>
<p>Conclusion 23</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 24</p>
<p>Disclaimer 24</p>
<p>References 24</p>
<p>3 Over–interpretation of bone injuries and implications for cause and manner of death 27<br />João Pinheiro, Eugénia Cunha, and Steven Symes</p>
<p>Introduction 27</p>
<p>The cases 29</p>
<p>Scene context 33</p>
<p>Autopsy and police investigation 35</p>
<p>Discussion and conclusions 38</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 40</p>
<p>References 40</p>
<p>4 Skeletal injuries in cases of child abuse: two case studies from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences 42<br />Jason M. Wiersema and Jennifer C. Love</p>
<p>Introduction 42</p>
<p>Case 1 43</p>
<p>Case 2 50</p>
<p>Conclusions 55</p>
<p>References 55</p>
<p>5 Blunt force trauma patterns in the human skull and thorax: a case study from northern California 56<br />Eric J. Bartelink</p>
<p>Introduction 56</p>
<p>Case background 58</p>
<p>Biological profile 58</p>
<p>Antemortem trauma 59</p>
<p>Perimortem trauma 61</p>
<p>Trauma interpretation 66</p>
<p>Case resolution 68</p>
<p>Conclusions 69</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 70</p>
<p>References 70</p>
<p>6 Patterns of skeletal trauma inflicted during the Spanish Civil War 74<br />Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Ciarán Brewster, Marina Martínez de Pinillos González, and José Miguel Carretero Díaz</p>
<p>Introduction 74</p>
<p>The Spanish Civil War 74</p>
<p>Materials 76</p>
<p>Examples of trauma from Monte Costaján 77</p>
<p>Patterns of skeletal trauma 85</p>
<p>Conclusions 88</p>
<p>References 89</p>
<p>7 Shot and beaten to death? Suspected projectile and blunt force trauma in a case involving an extended period of postmortem water immersion 90<br />Hugo F.V. Cardoso, Katerina S. Puentes, and Luís F.N. Coelho</p>
<p>Introduction 90</p>
<p>Case description 92</p>
<p>Trauma analysis 94</p>
<p>Discussion and conclusions 102</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 106</p>
<p>References 106</p>
<p>8 Man s best friend: a case study of ballistics trauma and animal scavenging 108<br />Gina Hart</p>
<p>Introduction 108</p>
<p>Bone biomechanics 108</p>
<p>Case study 110</p>
<p>References 116</p>
<p>9 Skeletal evidence of violent sexual assault in remains with excessive evidence of scavenging 118<br />Hugh E. Berryman and Tiffany B. Saul</p>
<p>Introduction 118</p>
<p>Case history 118</p>
<p>Analysis 119</p>
<p>An additional finding 124</p>
<p>Discussion 126</p>
<p>Conclusions 128</p>
<p>References 129</p>
<p>10 Neurocranial fractures 130<br />Jennifer C. Love</p>
<p>Introduction 130</p>
<p>Case 1 130</p>
<p>Case 2 131</p>
<p>Understanding neurocranial fracture patterns 136</p>
<p>Experimental studies 139</p>
<p>Computer modeling 141</p>
<p>Case studies 144</p>
<p>Conclusions 145</p>
<p>References 145</p>
<p>11 Blunt force trauma associated with a fall from heights 147<br />MariaTeresa A. Tersigni–Tarrant</p>
<p>Introduction 147</p>
<p>Trauma analysis 149</p>
<p>Summary 154</p>
<p>Case outcome 154</p>
<p>References 155</p>
<p>12 Low–velocity impact trauma: an illustrative selection of cases from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory 156<br />Paul Emanovsky</p>
<p>Introduction 156</p>
<p>Case 1 158</p>
<p>Case 2 161</p>
<p>Case 3 163</p>
<p>Conclusions/takeaways 164</p>
<p>References 166</p>
<p>13 Blast trauma 167<br />Angi M. Christensen and Victoria A. Smith</p>
<p>Introduction 167</p>
<p>Blast traumas 167</p>
<p>Experimental studies on skeletal blast trauma 169</p>
<p>Differentiating blast trauma from other types of trauma 174</p>
<p>Disclaimer 175</p>
<p>References 175</p>
<p>14 Case studies in skeletal blast trauma 177<br />Nikki A. Willits, Joseph T. Hefner, and MariaTeresa Tersigni–Tarrant</p>
<p>Introduction 177</p>
<p>Case background 177</p>
<p>Case reports 179</p>
<p>Discussion 184</p>
<p>Conclusions 187</p>
<p>Disclaimer 187</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 188</p>
<p>References 188</p>
<p>15 Burned human remains in a double homicide: a forensic case in Cyprus 189<br />Popi Th. Chrysostomou</p>
<p>Introduction 189</p>
<p>Case study overview 190</p>
<p>Initial anthropological analysis 191</p>
<p>Pattern analysis and injury mechanism 192</p>
<p>Taking the next step: in search for the torso 199</p>
<p>Discussion 201</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 202</p>
<p>References 202</p>
<p>16 The utility of spatial analysis in the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns in burned human remains 204<br />Christina L. Fojas, Luis L. Cabo, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater, Katerina S. Puentes, and Steven A. Symes</p>
<p>Introduction 204</p>
<p>Classifying the severity of fire modification 206</p>
<p>Recognizing process signatures 207</p>
<p>Methods 209</p>
<p>Results 212</p>
<p>Discussion 212</p>
<p>Conclusions 218</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 219</p>
<p>References 219</p>
<p>17 Three modes of dismemberment: disarticulation around the joints, transecting of bone via chopping, and transection of bone via sawing, 222<br />Christopher W. Rainwater</p>
<p>Introduction, 222</p>
<p>Modes of dismemberment, 224</p>
<p>Case 1: Disarticulation around the joints, 225</p>
<p>Case 2: transection via chopping, 231</p>
<p>Case 3: transection via sawing, 239</p>
<p>Conclusions, 244</p>
<p>References, 244</p>
<p>18 Kreischer Mansion homicide, 246<br />Lauren Regucci and Bradley Adams</p>
<p>Introduction, 246</p>
<p>Case background/investigation, 246</p>
<p>Homicide details, 248</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts I, 250</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts II, 252</p>
<p>Initial findings/interpretation, 255</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts III, 257</p>
<p>Findings/interpretations, 259</p>
<p>Trial and conviction, 263</p>
<p>Disclaimer, 264</p>
<p>References, 265</p>
<p>19 Postmortem trauma and the CSI Effect: is television making smarter criminals? 266<br />Elizabeth A. Murray and Anthony E. Dwyer</p>
<p>Introduction 266</p>
<p>The CSI Effect 266</p>
<p>Criminal behavior and forensic anthropology 268</p>
<p>The case 269</p>
<p>Conclusions 285</p>
<p>References 286</p>
<p>Index 289</p>
<p>1 Introduction 1<br />Nicholas V. Passalacqua and Christopher W. Rainwater</p>
<p>Skeletal trauma analysis: case studies in context 2</p>
<p>References 6</p>
<p>2 Atypical gunshot and blunt force injuries: wounds along the biomechanical continuum 7<br />Brian F. Spatola</p>
<p>Introduction 7</p>
<p>Background 8</p>
<p>Gunshot trauma 10</p>
<p>Blunt force trauma 11</p>
<p>Biomechanical continuum 12</p>
<p>Case 1: depressed fracture of inner table from historic gunshot contusion 14</p>
<p>Case 2: depressed fracture from .32 caliber, short, Smith & Wesson projectile 15</p>
<p>Case 3: penetrating depressed fracture from detached umbrella tip 17</p>
<p>Case 4: depressed fracture from perforating blunt impact from edged metal foreign object 19</p>
<p>Discussion 19</p>
<p>Conclusion 23</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 24</p>
<p>Disclaimer 24</p>
<p>References 24</p>
<p>3 Over–interpretation of bone injuries and implications for cause and manner of death 27<br />João Pinheiro, Eugénia Cunha, and Steven Symes</p>
<p>Introduction 27</p>
<p>The cases 29</p>
<p>Scene context 33</p>
<p>Autopsy and police investigation 35</p>
<p>Discussion and conclusions 38</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 40</p>
<p>References 40</p>
<p>4 Skeletal injuries in cases of child abuse: two case studies from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences 42<br />Jason M. Wiersema and Jennifer C. Love</p>
<p>Introduction 42</p>
<p>Case 1 43</p>
<p>Case 2 50</p>
<p>Conclusions 55</p>
<p>References 55</p>
<p>5 Blunt force trauma patterns in the human skull and thorax: a case study from northern California 56<br />Eric J. Bartelink</p>
<p>Introduction 56</p>
<p>Case background 58</p>
<p>Biological profile 58</p>
<p>Antemortem trauma 59</p>
<p>Perimortem trauma 61</p>
<p>Trauma interpretation 66</p>
<p>Case resolution 68</p>
<p>Conclusions 69</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 70</p>
<p>References 70</p>
<p>6 Patterns of skeletal trauma inflicted during the Spanish Civil War 74<br />Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Ciarán Brewster, Marina Martínez de Pinillos González, and José Miguel Carretero Díaz</p>
<p>Introduction 74</p>
<p>The Spanish Civil War 74</p>
<p>Materials 76</p>
<p>Examples of trauma from Monte Costaján 77</p>
<p>Patterns of skeletal trauma 85</p>
<p>Conclusions 88</p>
<p>References 89</p>
<p>7 Shot and beaten to death? Suspected projectile and blunt force trauma in a case involving an extended period of postmortem water immersion 90<br />Hugo F.V. Cardoso, Katerina S. Puentes, and Luís F.N. Coelho</p>
<p>Introduction 90</p>
<p>Case description 92</p>
<p>Trauma analysis 94</p>
<p>Discussion and conclusions 102</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 106</p>
<p>References 106</p>
<p>8 Man s best friend: a case study of ballistics trauma and animal scavenging 108<br />Gina Hart</p>
<p>Introduction 108</p>
<p>Bone biomechanics 108</p>
<p>Case study 110</p>
<p>References 116</p>
<p>9 Skeletal evidence of violent sexual assault in remains with excessive evidence of scavenging 118<br />Hugh E. Berryman and Tiffany B. Saul</p>
<p>Introduction 118</p>
<p>Case history 118</p>
<p>Analysis 119</p>
<p>An additional finding 124</p>
<p>Discussion 126</p>
<p>Conclusions 128</p>
<p>References 129</p>
<p>10 Neurocranial fractures 130<br />Jennifer C. Love</p>
<p>Introduction 130</p>
<p>Case 1 130</p>
<p>Case 2 131</p>
<p>Understanding neurocranial fracture patterns 136</p>
<p>Experimental studies 139</p>
<p>Computer modeling 141</p>
<p>Case studies 144</p>
<p>Conclusions 145</p>
<p>References 145</p>
<p>11 Blunt force trauma associated with a fall from heights 147<br />MariaTeresa A. Tersigni–Tarrant</p>
<p>Introduction 147</p>
<p>Trauma analysis 149</p>
<p>Summary 154</p>
<p>Case outcome 154</p>
<p>References 155</p>
<p>12 Low–velocity impact trauma: an illustrative selection of cases from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory 156<br />Paul Emanovsky</p>
<p>Introduction 156</p>
<p>Case 1 158</p>
<p>Case 2 161</p>
<p>Case 3 163</p>
<p>Conclusions/takeaways 164</p>
<p>References 166</p>
<p>13 Blast trauma 167<br />Angi M. Christensen and Victoria A. Smith</p>
<p>Introduction 167</p>
<p>Blast traumas 167</p>
<p>Experimental studies on skeletal blast trauma 169</p>
<p>Differentiating blast trauma from other types of trauma 174</p>
<p>Disclaimer 175</p>
<p>References 175</p>
<p>14 Case studies in skeletal blast trauma 177<br />Nikki A. Willits, Joseph T. Hefner, and MariaTeresa Tersigni–Tarrant</p>
<p>Introduction 177</p>
<p>Case background 177</p>
<p>Case reports 179</p>
<p>Discussion 184</p>
<p>Conclusions 187</p>
<p>Disclaimer 187</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 188</p>
<p>References 188</p>
<p>15 Burned human remains in a double homicide: a forensic case in Cyprus 189<br />Popi Th. Chrysostomou</p>
<p>Introduction 189</p>
<p>Case study overview 190</p>
<p>Initial anthropological analysis 191</p>
<p>Pattern analysis and injury mechanism 192</p>
<p>Taking the next step: in search for the torso 199</p>
<p>Discussion 201</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 202</p>
<p>References 202</p>
<p>16 The utility of spatial analysis in the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns in burned human remains 204<br />Christina L. Fojas, Luis L. Cabo, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Christopher W. Rainwater, Katerina S. Puentes, and Steven A. Symes</p>
<p>Introduction 204</p>
<p>Classifying the severity of fire modification 206</p>
<p>Recognizing process signatures 207</p>
<p>Methods 209</p>
<p>Results 212</p>
<p>Discussion 212</p>
<p>Conclusions 218</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 219</p>
<p>References 219</p>
<p>17 Three modes of dismemberment: disarticulation around the joints, transecting of bone via chopping, and transection of bone via sawing, 222<br />Christopher W. Rainwater</p>
<p>Introduction, 222</p>
<p>Modes of dismemberment, 224</p>
<p>Case 1: Disarticulation around the joints, 225</p>
<p>Case 2: transection via chopping, 231</p>
<p>Case 3: transection via sawing, 239</p>
<p>Conclusions, 244</p>
<p>References, 244</p>
<p>18 Kreischer Mansion homicide, 246<br />Lauren Regucci and Bradley Adams</p>
<p>Introduction, 246</p>
<p>Case background/investigation, 246</p>
<p>Homicide details, 248</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts I, 250</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts II, 252</p>
<p>Initial findings/interpretation, 255</p>
<p>Search and recovery efforts III, 257</p>
<p>Findings/interpretations, 259</p>
<p>Trial and conviction, 263</p>
<p>Disclaimer, 264</p>
<p>References, 265</p>
<p>19 Postmortem trauma and the CSI Effect: is television making smarter criminals? 266<br />Elizabeth A. Murray and Anthony E. Dwyer</p>
<p>Introduction 266</p>
<p>The CSI Effect 266</p>
<p>Criminal behavior and forensic anthropology 268</p>
<p>The case 269</p>
<p>Conclusions 285</p>
<p>References 286</p>
<p>Index 289</p>