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。
