The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial

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Mansegosa, Daniela Alit; Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián; Marchiori, Julián Ignacio; Jofré, Fernando Nicolás; Aballay, Fernando Hernán; Fernandez Aisa, Camila
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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This article presents a case study of a victim murdered in 2008 and found in a clandestine burial. The body was found in 2019 outside a rural residence in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. The article’s objective is to demonstrate the relevance of having archaeologists and anthropologists on-site and the importance of multidisciplinary laboratory analysis as part of a continuous process of investigation. The search, location, exhumation, and interpretation of the burial was carried out using archaeological methods. In the laboratory, we reconstructed the biological profile and cause of death using forensic anthropology, dentistry, image diagnosis, and genetics. The postmortem interval and history were reconstructed from the entomological and taphonomic analyses. The individual’s identity was confirmed and the evidence made it possible to locate and prosecute those responsible for the murder. Finally, the classic indicators of burial are discussed in relation to those found in the case study presented here. The unsystematic techniques used by the scientific police in cases of buried corpses are also critically assessed. We reflect on the importance of collecting adequate scientific evidence to support a legal case.
Fil: Mansegosa, Daniela Alit. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; Argentina
Fil: Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; Argentina
Fil: Marchiori, Julián Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
Fil: Jofré, Fernando Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Aballay, Fernando Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Aisa, Camila. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
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CASE REPORT
CLANDESTINE BURIAL
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
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spelling The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burialMansegosa, Daniela AlitGiannotti, Pablo SebastiánMarchiori, Julián IgnacioJofré, Fernando NicolásAballay, Fernando HernánFernandez Aisa, CamilaCASE REPORTCLANDESTINE BURIALFORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGYFORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGYFORENSIC ENTOMOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1This article presents a case study of a victim murdered in 2008 and found in a clandestine burial. The body was found in 2019 outside a rural residence in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. The article’s objective is to demonstrate the relevance of having archaeologists and anthropologists on-site and the importance of multidisciplinary laboratory analysis as part of a continuous process of investigation. The search, location, exhumation, and interpretation of the burial was carried out using archaeological methods. In the laboratory, we reconstructed the biological profile and cause of death using forensic anthropology, dentistry, image diagnosis, and genetics. The postmortem interval and history were reconstructed from the entomological and taphonomic analyses. The individual’s identity was confirmed and the evidence made it possible to locate and prosecute those responsible for the murder. Finally, the classic indicators of burial are discussed in relation to those found in the case study presented here. The unsystematic techniques used by the scientific police in cases of buried corpses are also critically assessed. We reflect on the importance of collecting adequate scientific evidence to support a legal case.Fil: Mansegosa, Daniela Alit. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; ArgentinaFil: Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; ArgentinaFil: Marchiori, Julián Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; ArgentinaFil: Jofré, Fernando Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Aballay, Fernando Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez Aisa, Camila. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; ArgentinaElsevier2021-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/160259Mansegosa, Daniela Alit; Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián; Marchiori, Julián Ignacio; Jofré, Fernando Nicolás; Aballay, Fernando Hernán; et al.; The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial; Elsevier; Forensic Science International; 3; 7-2021; 1-80379-0738CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720301158info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100165info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:50:59Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/160259instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:50:59.476CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
title The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
spellingShingle The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
Mansegosa, Daniela Alit
CASE REPORT
CLANDESTINE BURIAL
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
title_short The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
title_full The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
title_fullStr The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
title_full_unstemmed The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
title_sort The story of a homicide: the location, exhumation, and multidisciplinary analysis of a clandestine burial
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mansegosa, Daniela Alit
Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián
Marchiori, Julián Ignacio
Jofré, Fernando Nicolás
Aballay, Fernando Hernán
Fernandez Aisa, Camila
author Mansegosa, Daniela Alit
author_facet Mansegosa, Daniela Alit
Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián
Marchiori, Julián Ignacio
Jofré, Fernando Nicolás
Aballay, Fernando Hernán
Fernandez Aisa, Camila
author_role author
author2 Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián
Marchiori, Julián Ignacio
Jofré, Fernando Nicolás
Aballay, Fernando Hernán
Fernandez Aisa, Camila
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CASE REPORT
CLANDESTINE BURIAL
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
topic CASE REPORT
CLANDESTINE BURIAL
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article presents a case study of a victim murdered in 2008 and found in a clandestine burial. The body was found in 2019 outside a rural residence in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. The article’s objective is to demonstrate the relevance of having archaeologists and anthropologists on-site and the importance of multidisciplinary laboratory analysis as part of a continuous process of investigation. The search, location, exhumation, and interpretation of the burial was carried out using archaeological methods. In the laboratory, we reconstructed the biological profile and cause of death using forensic anthropology, dentistry, image diagnosis, and genetics. The postmortem interval and history were reconstructed from the entomological and taphonomic analyses. The individual’s identity was confirmed and the evidence made it possible to locate and prosecute those responsible for the murder. Finally, the classic indicators of burial are discussed in relation to those found in the case study presented here. The unsystematic techniques used by the scientific police in cases of buried corpses are also critically assessed. We reflect on the importance of collecting adequate scientific evidence to support a legal case.
Fil: Mansegosa, Daniela Alit. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; Argentina
Fil: Giannotti, Pablo Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología y Etnología; Argentina
Fil: Marchiori, Julián Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
Fil: Jofré, Fernando Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Aballay, Fernando Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Aisa, Camila. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Argentina
description This article presents a case study of a victim murdered in 2008 and found in a clandestine burial. The body was found in 2019 outside a rural residence in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. The article’s objective is to demonstrate the relevance of having archaeologists and anthropologists on-site and the importance of multidisciplinary laboratory analysis as part of a continuous process of investigation. The search, location, exhumation, and interpretation of the burial was carried out using archaeological methods. In the laboratory, we reconstructed the biological profile and cause of death using forensic anthropology, dentistry, image diagnosis, and genetics. The postmortem interval and history were reconstructed from the entomological and taphonomic analyses. The individual’s identity was confirmed and the evidence made it possible to locate and prosecute those responsible for the murder. Finally, the classic indicators of burial are discussed in relation to those found in the case study presented here. The unsystematic techniques used by the scientific police in cases of buried corpses are also critically assessed. We reflect on the importance of collecting adequate scientific evidence to support a legal case.
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