Abstract:
UNASSIGNED: A study was undertaken at Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia, of all cases of homicide (January 2003-December 2022) where the victims\' bodies had been concealed. Three hundred twenty-six homicides were identified, which included 27 cases where bodies had been deliberately hidden (8%) (age range, 2-82 years; ave, 34.9 years; M:F = 1.5:1). Deaths were due to blunt force trauma (n = 11), sharp force trauma (n = 4), asphyxia (n = 4), gunshot wound (n = 2), and a combination of drowning and asphyxia (n = 1). In 5 cases, the cause of death was not determinable. The methods of concealment (which were sometimes overlapping) included the following: dumping at a hidden/isolated location (n = 8), burial (n = 7), dismembering (n = 3), incinerating (n = 3), hiding in a wheeled garbage bin (n = 2), disposing in garbage resulting in the remains being located at waste disposal facilities (n = 2), hiding in a shed (n = 1), under a concrete floor (n = 1), in a suitcase (n = 1), in a river (n = 1), in a mine shaft (n = 1), and in a septic tank (n = 1). Although it has been asserted that concealed homicides are rarely encountered in forensic practice, the current study has demonstrated that the bodies in at least 8% of victims of homicide in South Australia have undergone some form of concealment.
摘要:
■法医科学公司进行了一项研究,阿德莱德,南澳大利亚,在所有凶杀案(2003年1月至2022年12月)中,受害者的尸体被隐藏。确认了三百二十六起凶杀案,其中包括27例故意隐藏尸体的病例(8%)(年龄范围,2-82岁;ave,34.9年;M:F=1.5:1)。死亡是由于钝器外伤(n=11),锐器伤(n=4),窒息(n=4),枪伤(n=2),以及溺水和窒息的组合(n=1)。在5个案例中,死因无法确定。隐藏的方法(有时是重叠的)包括:倾倒在隐藏/孤立的位置(n=8),埋葬(n=7),肢解(n=3),焚烧(n=3),藏在一个轮式垃圾箱(n=2),处理垃圾,导致遗骸位于废物处理设施(n=2),藏在棚子里(n=1),在混凝土地板下(n=1),在手提箱中(n=1),在河流中(n=1),在矿井中(n=1),和化粪池(n=1)。尽管有人断言在法医实践中很少遇到隐藏的凶杀案,目前的研究表明,在南澳大利亚州,至少有8%的凶杀案受害者的尸体经历了某种形式的隐瞒。