Abstract

Videosuperimposition of a skull with antemortem photographs of a person suspected to be deceased is a valuable adjunct in the police identification process. In this paper, the technique is described with its flexibility, variations, and limitations discussed.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Keywords:
criminalistics, human identification, photography, superimposition

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