Corpse identification is as much art as science. Sometimes no ID is possible and at other times creativity is required.
In a recent case, where a badly charred body could not be identified due to the damage, DNA was extracted from the GI tracks of the fly maggots that had populated the corpse. U
sing the STR technique, DNA from the maggots was compared with DNA from the suspected victim’s father and a paternity-type match was made, proving the ID of the corpse to an accuracy of 99.685% according to the authors of the study.
This is the first time this technique has been used in this manner.
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