Identification in the Lockerbie air disaster.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1994Description: 7 pSubject: In the aftermath of the Lockerbie air disaster, identification of the victims (plane occupants and local residents) was established by two primary methods: odontology and dactylography. Scottish law requires corroboration of evidence of identity, so both primary methods were used whenever possible, with further evidence occasionally derived from the matching of physical characteristics, personal effecrs and details from past medical records. Of the 270 victims, 253 were positely identified. Of these, 209 were identified with the aid of odontology
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Reprinted from The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology; 1994; Vol. 15, no. 1; p. 63-69
In the aftermath of the Lockerbie air disaster, identification of the victims (plane occupants and local residents) was established by two primary methods: odontology and dactylography. Scottish law requires corroboration of evidence of identity, so both primary methods were used whenever possible, with further evidence occasionally derived from the matching of physical characteristics, personal effecrs and details from past medical records. Of the 270 victims, 253 were positely identified. Of these, 209 were identified with the aid of odontology
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