Identification of fingernail markings in manual strangulation

A clever solution to the problem of identifying fingernail markings was accomplished by means of forensic pathology and odontology. This approach was required to develop techniques for constructing the impression of the fingernail used in strangulation of a victim. The illustrations show how this rare type of evidence was processed so as to match the fingernails of the suspect to the marks on the skin of the victim's neck.