Citation

Riepert T, Neumann C, Schweden F, Urban R. Arch. Kriminol. 1996; 198(1-2): 23-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

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PMID

8967828

Abstract

50 unknown dead were identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Mainz (Germany) in the years between 1985 and 1993, most of them by dental records, x-ray comparison and morphological findings. This is equivalent to an overall success rate of 94.3%. In most cases unnatural causes of death were established (suicide, accident, and homicide). The male to female rate was more than 2:1. The increase of the number of unknown corpses since 1985 from 5% to nearly 10% of the total number of autopsies may be caused by increasing mobility and anonymity of the population.

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Keywords

Accidents; Adult; Autopsy; Cause of Death; Female; Germany; Homicide; Humans; Male; Postmortem Changes; Suicide