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Body Transportation after Homicides: Offender and Offense Characteristics.
- Source :
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Journal of forensic sciences [J Forensic Sci] 2019 Jul; Vol. 64 (4), pp. 1092-1095. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 26. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Body transportation is defined as moving the body of the victim from the scene of a homicide to another location. We analyzed data on 513 South Korean homicide cases with convictions to compare 104 homicides involving the transportation of victims' bodies with 409 homicides that did not. Offenders who transported their victims' bodies were significantly younger and more likely to be related to the victims and were less likely to use sharp instruments and more likely to use blunt instruments or strangle the victims than offenders who did not. Victims of homicide involving body transportation were more likely to suffer injuries to the neck and head and less likely to suffer injuries to the torso. Finally, offenders who transported victims' bodies were more likely to have planned the offense and destroyed evidence. The present findings have practical implications for police investigations.<br /> (© 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Crime Victims statistics & numerical data
Criminals statistics & numerical data
Female
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Infant
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Republic of Korea
Wounds and Injuries pathology
Young Adult
Body Remains
Homicide statistics & numerical data
Transportation statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-4029
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of forensic sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30586152
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13989