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Strangulation Using Cable Ties and a Suicidal Manner of Death: A Case Report and Literature Review Addressing an Atypical Suicidal Mode

  • Camilla Cecannecchia,
  • Stefania De Simone,
  • Benedetta Baldari,
  • Luigi Cipolloni and
  • Andrea Cioffi

Background: Strangulation by ligature, most frequently employed for homicidal purposes, is not a common suicide method. Even more infrequent is the use by the victim of cable ties as a tool of self-strangulation. Methods: We describe a case of a 50-y...

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17 Citations
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26 Pages

Cybercrime presents a significant threat to global society. With the number of cybercrimes increasing year after year and the financial losses escalating, law enforcement must advance its capacity to identify cybercriminals, collect probative evidenc...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
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20 Pages

26 February 2024

Selecting the optimal sampling method is an essential component of the DNA analysis process. Errors or omissions in targeting and gathering relevant samples can significantly reduce the likelihood of obtaining a valuable DNA profile, affecting the pr...

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3 Citations
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The Transfer, Prevalence, Persistence, and Recovery of DNA from Body Areas in Forensic Science: A Review

  • Cara Woollacott,
  • Mariya Goray,
  • Roland A. H. van Oorschot and
  • Duncan Taylor

Forensic and medical examiners are often required to sample the body of a victim (either living or deceased), or a suspect of a criminal offence, for foreign DNA. This can provide useful information when the alleged activity involves the presence of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,465 Views
89 Pages

The revolutionary breakthroughs in Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are extensively being harnessed across a diverse range of domains, e.g., forensic science, healthcare, virtual assistants, cybersecurity, and robotics. On the f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
10,528 Views
10 Pages

Wildlife Forensic Sciences: A Tool to Nature Conservation towards a One Health Approach

  • Catarina Jota Baptista,
  • Fernanda Seixas,
  • José Manuel Gonzalo-Orden and
  • Paula A. Oliveira

17 December 2022

Wildlife forensics is a science field with a remarkable potential to provide accurate information regarding nature conservation and One Health. Wildlife crimes are now a persistent target of public opinion and the concern of conservation professional...

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24 Pages

Forensic authorship profiling aims to extract socio-demographic information about the authors of anonymous texts based on linguistic features found in their written texts. One aspect of such a profile that is not usually considered is an analysis of...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,712 Views
13 Pages

Forensic anthropologists build a biological profile—consisting of sex, age, population affinity, and stature estimates—to assist medicolegal stakeholders in the identification of unknown human skeletal remains. While adult age-at-death es...

  • Case Report
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Establishing the Manner of Death: A 3D Reconstruction of a Case of Hanging

  • Marcello Benevento,
  • Laura Ambrosi,
  • Eloisa Maselli,
  • Davide Ferorelli,
  • Biagio Solarino and
  • Aldo Di Fazio

15 November 2023

Establishing the manner of death is one of the most challenging tasks for forensic pathologists. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman found dead in the early morning on a flyover. The body was sitting on the ground with the back leaning against...

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