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Trine Bottos Olsen¹, Peter Mygind Leth²

¹Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløwsvej 17B, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

|May 11, 2018

Summary

This case study details a rare homicide where three bodies were found frozen. A novel thawing method preserved the bodies for autopsy, leading to the perpetrator

Keywords:

Autopsy Cryobiology Forensic medicine Freezing Frozen Homicide Thawed body

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Area of Science:

Forensic Pathology
Toxicology

Background:

Homicide cases involving body concealment are infrequent.
Freezing is an uncommon method for body disposal.

Observation:

Three bodies (mother and two daughters) were discovered concealed within a freezer.
The perpetrator, the husband and father, was a Syrian refugee.
The perpetrator fled to Syria, where he was apprehended and confessed.

Findings:

The primary challenge was thawing the bodies while preventing decomposition of the uppermost victim.
A slow thawing process in a refrigerated morgue, with sequential body removal, successfully addressed this issue.
Autopsy findings were analyzed and compared with existing scientific literature.

Implications:

This case highlights an unusual method of body concealment in forensic investigations.
The successful thawing technique provides a potential protocol for similar challenging forensic scenarios.
The case underscores the importance of international cooperation in apprehending perpetrators of serious crimes.