Detrimental effects of scene manipulations on temperature-based time since death estimation.
Ambient temperature change
Crime scene
Nomogram method
Post mortem interval
Ventilation heat loss
Window opening
Journal
International journal of legal medicine
ISSN: 1437-1596
Titre abrégé: Int J Legal Med
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9101456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 May 2024
21 May 2024
Historique:
received:
08
03
2024
accepted:
05
05
2024
medline:
22
5
2024
pubmed:
22
5
2024
entrez:
21
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
In forensic casework, time since death (TSD) estimations may play a crucial role to establish chains of events as well as for alibi assessment in homicide cases. Classical TSD estimation relies on reasonably stable ambient temperatures and a correct documentation of ambient and rectal temperatures. This constancy is in some cases disturbed by post-discovery alterations of the crime scene, e.g. opening a window. In order to develop a better understanding of this alteration-based detrimental impact on TSD estimation as well as to identify feasible recommendations for casework, the present pilot study examined ambient temperature effects of different window opening scenarios regarding various time intervals (5 to 360 min) in a furnished 10 m
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pubmed: 38772947
doi: 10.1007/s00414-024-03252-w
pii: 10.1007/s00414-024-03252-w
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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