Identification of a suicide victim by facial reconstruction

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dc.contributor.authorPhillips V.M.
dc.contributor.authorRosendorff S.
dc.contributor.authorScholtz H.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:01:58Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:01:58Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractFacial reconstruction is used in an attempt to identify an individual by a three dimensional representation of the facial features using the skull as the foundation after metrical and non-metrical analysis to determine age, race and gender. The skeletonized remains of a female who was reported missing six years previously were recovered from the summit of Table Mountain in Cape Town. Some personal possessions were also recovered, one of which was a shark tooth pendant which the victim's parents recognized. Although there were distinctive dental features, the antemortem dental records had been lost during the initial investigation which therefore precluded identification by this means. However, positive identification was required and facial reconstruction on the skull was undertaken which the parents duly identified. The method used for facial reconstruction is described.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology
dc.identifier.citation14
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn0258414X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12243
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage determination
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectcraniofacial morphology
dc.subjectdentistry
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectforensic identification
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmedical record
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectskeleton
dc.subjectskull
dc.subjectsouth africa
dc.subjectsuicide
dc.subjectFace
dc.subjectFacial Bones
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectForensic Anthropology
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectSculpture
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.titleIdentification of a suicide victim by facial reconstruction
dc.typeArticle
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