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.

See also