CRIME SCENE ANALYSIS AND VICTIM IDENTIFICATION FORUM11 March 2013 The Royal College of Pathologists, LONDON, UK

Emilio NUZZOLESE, DDS, Mscp, PhD

Pietrantonio RICCI, MD

University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro (Italy)

FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF

MISSING PERSONS

ASSOCIATION

- Humanitarian organization

- Promotes awareness

- Provide support to families (psychological, legal,

forensic)forensic)

- Act as facilitators in search and judicial Proceedings

- Help alleviate feelings of isolation and vulnerability

- Participate in decision-making process

MEDICO LEGAL INSTITUTE,

UNIVERSITY OF MAGNA GRAECIA, CATANZAROUNIVERSITY OF MAGNA GRAECIA, CATANZARO

pro bono forensic support during

autopsies of unidentified personsautopsies of unidentified persons

ROME

BARI

CATANZARO

People reported missing in Italy

since 1974 until the 31st December 2012

24,912 PEOPLE REPORTED MISSING

since 1974 until the 31st December 2012

Italians

9,28038%Foreigners 38%

15,63262%

ITALIANS FOREIGNERS

832 UNIDENTIFIED CORPSES

[ Italian Office of the Government commissar for missing persons, 7th Report, December 2012]

Integrated system for missing and unidentifiedpersons, aimed at facilitating

RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION and IDENTIFICATIONThe Ri.Sc. operates on two parallel tracks:- Current cases (missing - within 72 hours of- Current cases (missing - within 72 hours of

notification and Unidentified bodies recovered since 1

January 2010.- Old cases (missing and unidentified bodies registered

before the date of 1 January 2010).

a) total people missing;b) Increase missing persons (for interval);

c) total missing children:

d) missing children per semester;d) missing children per semester;e) motivation for missing children;

f) missing children by region;g) old people missing (over 65), time interval and

motivation.

CORRESPONDING INDEX:Insufficient, adequate, fair, good and excellent

The effective matching of unidentified and The effective matching of unidentified and missing person will be determined only by the

coroner, through the use of identification methods (fingerprints, DNA, Teeth)

IDENTIFICATION

CORRISPONDENCE

COMPATIBILITY

Ri.Sc. AM Form

ESCLUSION

Ri.Sc. PM Form

� Lack of uniformity within legal (missing

person report) and forensic (autopsy)

framework within which investigations of

missing persons are conducted.missing persons are conducted.

� Lack of odontological input.

� No routine employment of a forensic

odontologist to assist in missing person

inquiries.inquiries.

� FOds have / should have an active role

together with

1) Medical examiner: to compile the Dental1) Medical examiner: to compile the Dental

Section of PM ‘Ri.Sc.’ form

(observations, analysis, images, X-ray)

2) Police/Law enforcement agencies: to

assist/collect AM dental information .

Ri.Sc. FORM

AM/PM

MISSING PERSON

UNIDENTIFIED CADAVER

• DISTINCTIVE FEATURES (face,

forehead, nose, ears, eyebrows, eyes,forehead, nose, ears, eyebrows, eyes,

mouth, chin, hair, beard, mustache,

other)

• DENTAL SECTION

• CLOTHING WORN

• PERSONAL EFFECTS• PERSONAL EFFECTS

• SPECIAL FEATURES (scars, tattoos,

piercings, internal medical implants,

bone fractures, skin pigmentation

defects ...)

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Section

MISSING PERSON

UNIDENTIFIED CADAVER Ri.Sc. FORM

AM/PM

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Section

Lifestyle

Family Doctor

Dentists

DNADNA

Blood sample taken

Radiographs

Dental casts

Photos

MEDICAL /DENTAL DATA

� Hospitalizations

HABITS INFORMATION

� Cigarettes, cigars, pipes,� Hospitalizations

� Surgical treatments

� Scars, tattoos

� Dental treatments

� Photographs displaying

dentition

� Cigarettes, cigars, pipes,

� food intolerance

� Nutritional Supplements

� Frequency Medical and

Dental check ups

� Blood donationdentition

� Previous orthodontic

appliances,

� bite plates for bruxism

� X-ray

� Work/car accidents

� Blood donation

� Toothbrush

� Drugs/medicines

� Armed Forces

� Friends

� Working companions

N =DENTE NATURALE, NO OTTURAZIONI - VIRGIN

I =INCLUSO - RETAINED

O =OTTURAZIONI - FILLING

C =CORONA SINGOLA - CROWN

B =PONTE - BRIDGE

M =PERDITA ANTE MORTEM - EXTRACTED M =PERDITA ANTE MORTEM - EXTRACTED

P =PERDITA POST MORTEM - MISSING

R =DEVITALIZZAZIONE - ENDO

A =ALTRE CARATTERISTICHE - CHARACTERISTICS

SCHEDA DENTARIA D S

M M M P P C I I I I C P P M M M

Arcata superiore

D S

M M M P P C I I I I C P P M M M

Arcata inferiore

D S

M M M P P C I I I I C P P M M M

Dentists involved must be experienced and

educated in Forensic Odontology.

Odontologists should ALSO be involved in AMOdontologists should ALSO be involved in AM

dental data collection and during investigative

procedures of the Police.

...In Italy the are 24,912 reported missingpersons (updated 31 December 2011).persons (updated 31 December 2011).

Of these 15,632 persons are of foreignernationalities.

Fods CAN also record PM findings on an

appropriate international form (INTERPOL

Forms) should the nationality of the cadaver be

u n c e r t a i n.

Lack of international standards for AM/PM,

language, diversities in legal systems, lead to

the need of unique system when nationality is

uncertain (similar to a DVI scenarios).uncertain (similar to a DVI scenarios).

MEDICAL EXAMINER

ODONTOLOGISTBIOLOGIST ODONTOLOGIST

ANTHROPOLOGIST

BIOLOGIST

The system is subject under continuous

monitoring of operation, calibration,

implementation, verification of functionalityimplementation, verification of functionality

from the Police and technical forensic Staff.

For further information:

emilionu@tin.it