The importance of photographs in the unidentified skeletal analysis report

Abstract

Whenever the unknown cause of any dead body was found, including the complete unidentified human remains, the Forensic pathologist or the medical examiner will perform the autopsy in normal procedure, except for the unidentified body with severe damage. If all the soft tissues of those body have been decomposed naturally or the remains is only skeleton, it is obviously difficult to define the cause of death. Thus, the doctor will consult a specialist in skeleton analysis; the Forensic Anthropologist or the Forensic Scientist, to find out more additional clues or information for solving every suspicious points. Finally, the analyst will write a conclusion report, almost using technical terms which are complicated and difficult to understand. Therefore, many photographs will be used in the report in order to clarify the meanings of the forensic anthropological investigation, so that other stakeholders involved in judicial processes will not misunderstand and can proceed to another process accurately.