Applications of geoforensic trace evidence

2024/07/01 by Adam J. Jeffery, Duncan Pirrie, Jamie K. Pringle +2
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Geophysical Methods and Applications #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/gto.12484

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Abstract

Geoforensic trace evidence studies can be crucial for law enforcement and civil/criminal prosecution and defence, to test potential links between suspect(s), crime scenes or forensic object(s). In addition, trace geological evidence can be used to identify forensic sites of interest such as clandestine graves of murder victims. However, geoforensic trace evidence also has applications in a range of other investigations. This article briefly details the current geoscientific methods used to assist in such investigations and uses recent case studies to illustrate their use.

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• A multidisciplinary scientific investigation of the 1916 Hawthorn Mine Crater, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, Northern France

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