Recent applications of isotope analysis to forensic anthropology

EJ Bartelink, LA Chesson - Forensic sciences research, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Isotope analysis has become an increasingly valuable tool in forensic anthropology
casework over the past decade. Modern-day isotopic investigations on human remains have …

An interdisciplinary forensic approach for human remains identification and missing persons investigations

A Dahal, D McNevin, M Chikhani… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The resolution of unidentified human remains (UHR) and long‐term missing persons (LTMP)
cases is paramount for administrative, legal, and humanitarian reasons. There are various …

Strengthening the role of forensic anthropology in personal identification: position statement by the Board of the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE)

HH de Boer, Z Obertová, E Cunha, P Adalian… - Forensic Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this position statement, the Board members of the Forensic Anthropology Society of
Europe (FASE) argue that forensic anthropology methods can be used as means of …

Multi-isotopes in human hair: A tool to initiate cross-border collaboration in international cold-cases

CP Bataille, STM Ammer, S Bhuiyan, MMG Chartrand… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Unidentified human remains have historically been investigated nationally by law
enforcement authorities. However, this approach is outdated in a globalized world with rapid …

The use of stable isotopes in postconflict forensic identification

LA Chesson, GE Berg - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope ratio analysis is becoming an extremely important tool for the forensic
investigator. It can be particularly useful in missing persons investigations to help establish …

Isotope ratio mass spectrometry in forensic science applications

MPV Matos, GP Jackson - Forensic Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
This review highlights advances in the application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)
to materials of interest to the forensic community. We give special attention to the natural …

Disaster victim identification: Stable isotope analysis and the identification of unknown decedents

LA Chesson, GE Berg… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Within the complex world of disaster victim identification, or DVI, forensic science
practitioners use a variety of investigative techniques to work toward a common goal …

Basic principles of stable isotope analysis in humanitarian forensic science

LA Chesson, W Meier‐Augenstein… - … : Interacting with the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides some background and applications of stable isotope analysis in the
context of humanitarian forensic science to illustrate the contribution that isotopic profiling …

Spatial distributions of oxygen stable isotope ratios in tap water from Mexico for region of origin predictions of unidentified border crossers

STM Ammer, EJ Bartelink, JM Vollner… - Journal of forensic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the many difficulties associated with identifying undocumented border crossers stems
from an inability to narrow down the search area for the region of origin and family members …

Comparison of strontium isotope ratios in Mexican human hair and tap water as provenance indicators

STM Ammer, LM Kootker, EJ Bartelink… - Forensic Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Deceased undocumented border crossers are some of the most difficult individuals to
identify due to the inability to narrow down the region of origin and therefore to obtain family …