Traffic accident vs homicide: The contribution of DNA analysis to clarify this mystery. A case report |
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| Authors: | Lisbeth Borjas,William Zabala,Tatiana Pardo,José M. Quintero,Samanda Guerra,Elio Guerra,Amé rico Rodrí guez,Jorge Crespo,Diana Bracho |
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| Affiliation: | aLaboratorio de Genética Molecular, Unidad de Genética Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela;bCuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalística, Maracaibo, Venezuela;cMinisterio Público, Falcón, Venezuela;dDepartamento de Anatomía Patológica. Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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| Abstract: | A marriage procession was going through the road when the vehicle met with a fatal accident and the wife of the driver died. The autopsy revealed lesions according with fatal traffic accident. But, a second autopsy revealed that there were injuries, but it was not reported in the first autopsy protocol. We analyze several autosomal STRs to typify some evidences collected inside the vehicle of traffic accident which were stained by the blood of the woman mortal victim. The results of the analysis of DNA suggested that the victim bled inside the vehicle and died and then, she was placed on the pavement and her husband simulated an accident. |
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| Keywords: | Forensic genetics Autosomal STRs Traffic accident Homicide |
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