bitemark
Garden of Eden
- first recorded use of dental identification
1st century - Agripina and Lollia Pauline Case
imprisoned and murdered - siege of Muhammad’s army to an Indian Monarchy
- “false teeth”
1193 - Jai Chand (India
Battle of Castillon - concluding battle of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England
- teeth
1453 The Earl of Shrewsbury
- “Battle of Nancy (France and Germany)” lost tooth 10 yrs prior to death
1477 - Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
- “French and Indian War” - artificial tooth
1758 - Peter Halket
- first FO (US) - Dr. Joseph Warren - a bridge of silver and ivory
1775 - Dr. Paul Revere
- first use of dentition in mass disasters
1849 - Vienna Opera House Fire
- His remains were used as testament to the durability and longevity of teeth
1089 - 1868 - William I, The Conqueror
- permanent (1-8 from the midline)
- primary (Roman Numerals)
1861 - Dr. Zsigmondy
- Ohio river - mis-identification
1869 - United States
- Universal Tooth Numbering System
1883 - Dr. Cunningham
L’Art Dentaire en Medicine Legale
1936
- match post-mortem and ante-mortem dental data
1945 - Adolf Hitler
TWO ESSENTIAL STEPS OF FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION
- Comparison
- Analysis
FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION AS A LAW
**Expert Witness
QUALITY
1. Knowledge
2. Skill
3. Experience
4. Trainings or education
TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN IDENTIFICATION
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Odontology
Forensic Anthropology
Dactyloscopy
Forensic DNA Analysis
Criminalistics
ESTABLISHING IDENTITY
- Visual Identitification
- least reliable - External Characteristics
- markings
- physical trait - Internal Characteristics
- autopsy - Radiographs
