![]() ![]() Individuals who want to get rid of evidence often presume that fire can completely incinerate human tissue. Nonetheless, all cases involving cremated remains should be carefully investigated to rule out homicide. ![]() Keywords Pyre Cremation Forensic anthropology Thermal destruction of corpses Homicide Suicide Forensic aspects of cremation on wooden pyres Introduction In forensic practice, cases where cremation results from an accident or suicide are more frequent than those where fire has been used to destroy or cover up physical evidence in homicide. Close cooperation between law enforcement and forensic pathology investigators is required in order to correctly identify the circumstances of death. In each case, careful investigation yielded clues as to the manner of death. These three cases highlight the specific thermal alterations and burning processes in accordance with fire duration. Knowledge of normal burn patterns in fire and detection of perimortem lesions are essential. The position of the remains, the colour alteration of bone, and the burned bone fractures biomechanics are discussed. Fire duration was estimated at approximately 1 hour, close to 2 hours and more than 3 hours respectively. One was classified as a suicide and two as homicides. Ac ce p te d M Abstract Three cases of cremation on open-air pyres are described. D.a,*, Gilles Grevinb, Luc Buchetb luc.buc, Gérald Quatrehommea a cr Laboratoire de Médecine Légale et d'Anthropologie médico-légale, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Avenue de Valombrose, 06107 Nice Cedex 2, France b us CEPAM (Cultures et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge), UMR7264CNRS Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Campus Saint-Jean d’Angély 3, 24 Avenue des Diables Bleus, 06357 Nice Cedex 4, France an *Corresponding author. Forensic aspect of cremations on wooden pyre ip t Veronique Alunni M.D., Ph. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. Accepted Manuscript Title: Forensic aspect of cremations on wooden pyre Author: Veronique Alunni Gilles Grevin Luc Buchet G´erald Quatrehomme PII: DOI: Reference: S0379-0738(14)00234- To appear in: FSI Received date: Revised date: Accepted date: 16-12-2013 5-3-2014 27-5-2014 Please cite this article as: Veronique Alunni, Gilles Grevin, Luc Buchet, G´erald Quatrehomme, Forensic aspect of cremations on wooden pyre, Forensic Science International This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication.
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