Forensic entomology application in China: Four case reports.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101300022 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-7487 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1752928X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Forensic Leg Med Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Kidlington, Oxford : Elsevier
    • Subject Terms:
      Postmortem Changes*; Feeding Behavior/*physiology ; Insecta/*physiology ; Larva/*physiology; Adult ; Animals ; China ; Drug Overdose ; Entomology ; Female ; Fires ; Forensic Pathology ; Homicide ; Humans ; Insecta/growth & development ; Larva/growth & development ; Male ; Mummies ; Poisoning ; Temperature
    • Abstract:
      We present four cases that use entomological data to estimate postmortem interval (PMI). In the first case, the body was found in an outdoor environment at 26 °C and was at the fresh stage. However, the PMI min estimated using maggots collected from the corpse was more than 68 h. This was certainly an incorrect estimation because the degree of the body decomposition was light, and it may have been caused by flies invading the corpse before death occurred. In the second case, a corpse of an adult male was found in a semi-closed room, and the body was highly decomposed and mummified. In this case, we used Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) to successfully estimate the PMI. The third case involved a female body discovered in her room after she committed suicide by consuming excessive clozapine and alcohol. The PMI min estimated through entomological data did not match the time of death that the other evidence indicated. Thus, we speculated that clozapine and alcohol may have influenced the development of fly larvae. The fourth case occurred in the winter. The murderer killed the victim and burned and dumped the corpse. However, the burned body still attracted necrophagous insects and we successfully calculated the PMI min by using insect evidence.
      (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Case report; Entomotoxicology; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Postmortem interval
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190313 Date Completed: 20190326 Latest Revision: 20190326
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.jflm.2019.03.001
    • Accession Number:
      30861472