Method for identifying putrefied corpses by facial casting
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G Quatrehomme1, Y Garidel, G Grevin
1Laboratoire de Médecine Légale, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France.
Forensic Science International
|June 30, 1995
Abstract:
The authors developed an original method for casting the face of putrefied corpses, which allowed a three-dimensional facial cast of an individual to be made. This method used several stages: face restoration by subcutaneous injections of specific materials, casting by elastomer, then three-dimensional positive image building. This technique enabled the person to be recognized and then identified, and seems to be useful in such difficult cases.