Exhumations: synopsis of morphological and toxicological findings in relation to the postmortem interval. Survey on a 20-year period and review of the literature

Forensic Science International : Synergy
W Grellner, F Glenewinkel

Abstract

Before an exhumation the question of its possible success usually arises. This paper aims to act as an aid by providing comprehensive lists ("expectation catalogues") of morphological and toxicological findings with their corresponding postmortem intervals. All organ systems are included. The results are based on the retrospective evaluation of 46 exhumations performed at the Cologne Institute of Forensic Medicine in a 20-year period (1974-1994) and a review of the literature. In our own material (34 males, 12 females, age range: 2 days-91 years) the postmortem interval varied from 6 days to 20.5 years. Exhumations were performed by order of criminal courts (n = 28), social insurances (n = 13) and private persons (n = 5). Main indications were problems of causality in social and civil law (n = 14), suspected intoxications (n = 10), possible medical malpractice (n = 7), criminal aspects of traffic accidents (n = 7) and identifications (n = 5). The expectation catalogues include the following remarkable items (with postmortem interval) from our own material: coronary thrombosis (3.5 months), granulation tissue in myocardial infarction (3.5 months), myocardial fibrosis (2.5 years), coronary sclerosis (7.5 years), femoral vein thro...Continue Reading

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