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Estimation of the Time Since Death remains the foremost authoritative book on scientifically calculating the estimated time of death postmortem. Building on the success of previous editions which covered both the early and later postmortem periods this edition includes a new chapter on DNA/RNA degradation and further new content on drug testing in hair, thus widening the scope of the material. Chapters have been improved, updated and expanded, and include new and additional images to enhance the text. A unique work of synthesis combining rigorous science with practical guidance, this update reinforces the book’s reputation as an invaluable resource – and also the standard – for the estimation of the time since death.
General Remarks on Estimating the Time Since Death
Historical Review on Early Work on Estimating the Time Since Death
Supravitality in Tissues
Rigor Mortis: Estimation of the Time Since Death by Evaluation of Cadaveric Rigidity
Post-mortem Lividity: Hypostasis and Timing of Death
Post-mortem Body Cooling and Temperature-Based Methods
Basics and Application of the ‘Nomogram Method’ at the Scene
Finite Element Method in Temperature-Based Death Time Determination
The Prism Method
The Use of Temperatures Recorded from the External Auditory Canal for the Estimation of the Post-mortem Intervalt
Eye Temperature and the Time Since Death
Autolysis, Putrefactive Changes and Post-mortem Chemistry
Autolysis (Self-digestion)
Eye Changes After Death
Potassium Levels Combined with Age and Temperature
Estimation of Time Since Death Based on Vitreous Humour Hypoxanthine and Temperature Measurement
Cerebrospinal Fluid Chemistry
Estimation of Duration of Immersion
H3-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Post-mortem Protein Degradation
DNA/RNA Degradation and Time Since Death
Gastric Contents and Time Since Death
Immunohistochemical Methods as an Aid in Estimating the Time Since Death
Practical Casework
Integration of Different Methods in Casework
Conditional Probability in Death Time Estimation
Forensic Entomology
Radiocarbon Dating: Basic Principles and Applications
Cross-Sectional Imaging and the Post-mortem Interval
Drug Testing in Hair for the Estimation of the Time Since Death