Identifying terrorist attack victims

Forensic Sciences Research
Elvire Arrighi, Amandine Matricon Charlot

Abstract

The terrorist attacks that occurred in France in 2015 and 2016, which had many victims, proved that it is essential to identify victims following the methodology developed by International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for such events. Initially designed for natural disasters, this approach must be strictly respected should a terrorist attack occur. This includes the specific collection of bodies and body parts, as well as the setup of an antemortem unit, postmortem unit, and Identification Commission. This commission is made up of specialists and will make decisions on the basis of primary identifying elements (fingerprints, DNA, dental records) and/or secondary identifying elements (other distinctive and particularly discriminating signs). A multidisciplinary team, combining specifically trained police officers and scientists, must provide a reliable and consolidated list of deceased people based on biometric elements cross checked with elements from the investigations. Any list of names generated on another basis should be excluded. Identification of the deceased by relatives (visual recognition), even if the bodies do not appear mutilated and/or decayed, should be avoided to avert erroneous death announcements, bo...Continue Reading

References

Jun 30, 2018·Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness·Danielle Osborn, Lucy Easthope

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Nov 20, 2020·Forensic Sciences Research·Bertrand Ludes
Jul 31, 2021·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Lorenzo FranceschettiUmberto Genovese

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