Coordination Polymers of Cobalt(II), Nickel(II), Copper(II), Zinc(II) & Cadmium(II) with 1-Isonlcotinoyl-4-allyl-3-thiosemicarbazide

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Skeletal evidence of sharp-force disarticulation and tissue flensing in 54 Cases exhibiting approximately 4200 bone strike injuries

Sharp-force skeletal trauma inflicted during dismemberment and skeletization holds clear and obvious relevance to homicide investigations. However, the general low frequency of dismemberment cases in forensic casework makes large-scale quantitative establishment of common trauma sites difficult and exemplar injuries presented in the forensic anthropology literature somewhat sparse. These factors are redressed in this chapter using observations from an audit of historic medical teaching skeletons, which coincidentally revealed themselves to be a previously untapped source of large-scale and extensive dismemberment practice. These skeletons were largely produced in bulk from cadavers to support medical teaching demand, until either banned by local Anatomy Acts or the Indian Government’s export ban of 1985. We review 54 cases exhibiting more than 4200 bone strike injuries, describe a new injury class (the edge-shear), and in the context of the high incidence of trauma on these remains, discuss these skeletons’ subsequent broader relevance in the medicolegal domain