NCJ Number
105533
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Dated: (May 1987) Pages: 806-809
Date Published
1987
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This paper presents the circumstances surrounding the retrieval and subsequent autopsies of four bodies accidently discovered weighted down in Missouri's lakes.
Abstract
The bodies, representing four separate cases of homicide, were sunken for a period of 3 weeks to 10 months. The relationship of adipocere formation to the postmortem interval and the problems of injury interpretation are discussed. (Author abstract)