An investigation into the persistence of textile fibres on buried carcasses

摘要: A significant amount of research has been carried out on fibres to aid the forensic scientist in determining significance these when found a victim or suspect. This work focused open-air environments, and as such no undertaken examine persistence bodies burial environment. Wool cotton fibres, known fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) light, were transferred onto skin four porcine (Sus scrofa) carcasses (two per fibre type). The number was recorded from images taken UV light. remains subsequently placed sites left interred for 14 days. After this period excavated lightly brushed down remove soil layer that had adhered skin. Once again photography light used record which persisted Results showed after days, wool remain surface buried carcasses. In circumstance there total loss suggesting scenarios, likelihood finding is high but initial would be strongly diminished. important implications both excavation protocol subsequent analysis physical evidence.