Difference between revisions of "Decendent identification"
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*Fingerprints. | *Fingerprints. | ||
*Dental. | *Dental. | ||
*Skeletal features - see [[forensic anthropology]]. | *Skeletal features - see ''[[forensic anthropology]]''. | ||
*DNA - see ''[[identity testing]]''. | *DNA - see ''[[identity testing]]''. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 1 May 2014
Decendent identification, also identification, is an important part of a death investigation.
Usual means of identification:
- Visual (facial).
- Circumstantial - right place, locked premises, personal identification.
- Fingerprints.
- Dental.
- Skeletal features - see forensic anthropology.
- DNA - see identity testing.