Bones, Blood, Pellets, Glass, and No Body
Dix, JD,
Boone County medical examiner, Columbia, MO.

Stout, SD
Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Mosley, J
Boone County prosecuting attorney, Columbia, MO.


Abstract
A man was found guilty of killing his wife, although her body was never found. The case centered on her car, which contained fragments of bone, glass, shotgun pellets, and dried blood. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting techniques were used to establish the decedent's identity. Examination of the bone fragments revealed that they were from the skull. These two pieces of information, added to other evidence, proved that the defendant's wife had received a fatal injury in her car. and a guilty verdict was rendered.

Keywords:
criminalistics, forensic science, homicide, physical evidence

Paper ID: JFS363910949

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