The location of unmarked graves in forensic and archaeological investigations is legally and
culturally important. In a forensic context, locating covert burials of missing persons can …

This case report details an electrical resistivity survey to assist the search for a suspected 1-
year-old clandestine burial of a murder victim in North Wales in the UK. Conventional search …

Graveyards have been a matter of controversial debate for many years in terms of the risk
they pose to the environment. However, literature data are inconclusive and there are no …

This study provides forensic search teams with systematic geophysical monitoring data over
simulated clandestine graves for comparison to active cases. Simulated “wrapped” and …

The aim of this study was to develop a better understanding of how electrical resistivity
surveys can be used to locate clandestine graves. Resistivity surveys were conducted …

Implementing controlled geophysical research is imperative to understand the variables
affecting detection of clandestine graves during real-life forensic searches. This study …

This study reports on a new geoscientific method to estimate the post-burial interval (PBI)
and potential post-mortem interval (PMI) date of homicide victims in clandestine graves by …

In homicide investigations, it is critically important that postmortem interval and postburial
interval (PBI) of buried victims are determined accurately. However, clandestine graves can …

Electrical resistivity surveys have proven useful for locating clandestine graves in a number
of forensic searches. However, some aspects of grave detection with resistivity surveys …

Determining the effectiveness and limitations of near‐surface, non‐invasive geophysical
techniques is imperative when attempting to locate clandestine burials. Unlike in …