[HTML][HTML] A multidisciplinary approach to locating clandestine gravesites in cold cases: Combining geographic profiling, LiDAR, and near surface geophysics

V Berezowski, I Moffat, Y Shendryk… - Forensic Science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
By nature, clandestine burials are difficult to locate, an issue that can complicate the legal
process, and interrupt the natural grief process of the family. The purpose of this paper is to …

Forensic geology applied to the search for homicide graves

R Somma, L Sutton, JH Byrd - Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei …, 2023‏ - cab.unime.it
The percentage of discoveries due to traditional and non-traditional searches for homicide
graves is still meager in Italy. A critical exam of the scientific approaches followed by Italian …

Drone sensing volumes

A Jackman - The Geographical Journal, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
We are in the midst of a global turn to the drone. Following their establishment as icons of
contemporary warfare, drones are increasingly deployed in a range of more‐than‐military …

The space and time dimensions in the criminal behaviour of lust murderers

R Somma - Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti-Classe …, 2023‏ - cab.unime.it
The criminal behaviour over space and time of four European lust murderers (Whitechapel
Ripper, Gloucester Monster, Yorkshire Ripper, Florence Monster) was investigated. The …

GIS-based RAG-coded search priority scenarios for predictive maps to prevent future serial serious crimes: the case study of the Florence Monster

R Somma, N Costa - Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti …, 2023‏ - cab.unime.it
In the present research, the GIS (Geographical Information System)-based RAG (Red-Amber-
Green) color-coded search priority system was applied to the case study of the serial …

The suitability of using domestic pigs (Sus spp.) as human proxies in the geophysical detection of clandestine graves

V Berezowski, I Moffat, D Seckiner… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Research in many forensic science fields commonly uses domestic pigs (Sus spp.) as
proxies for human remains, due to their physiological and anatomical similarities, as well as …

Existing understanding of geographic profiling principles within UK policing

S Knabe-Nicol, L Alison - Cogent Social Sciences, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the existing level of geographic understanding
and the ability to integrate geographic considerations into investigations within the police …

Assessing geospatial models to explain the occurrence of clandestine graves in Mexico

JL Silván-Cárdenas, AJ Alegre-Mondragón… - Forensic science …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We present an assessment of several geospatial layers proposed as models for detecting
clandestine graves in Mexico. The analyses were based on adapting the classical ROC …

Identification of clandestine grave sites by understanding location choices from an environmental and psychological perspective

NT Price - 2023‏ - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Victims of homicide may be disposed of by their offenders in the form of a clandestine grave
site. Discovering these grave sites comes with a series of difficulties for investigators, due to …

[PDF][PDF] Using geospatial information sciences for the search of clandestine graves

AJ Alegre-Mondragón… - Forensic Res Criminol …, 2024‏ - researchgate.net
Mexico's recent history is marked by an internal armed conflict that began on December 11,
2006, when just days after taking office, then President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, in his …