Did you know? Fascinating Forensic Facts - Skeletal remains


Uncovered during my research for my crime novels -  Skeletal Remains!

Trace amounts of DNA from bone remains can be recovered and analyzed by a molecular geneticist. DNA survival is greatest in dense bone, such as teeth, than in any other type of tissue.
Bones from murder victims have been successfully identified almost a decade after the person died using comparative DNA typing and DNA markers. DNA markers from the bone sample are compared to DNA markers from samples from the possible parents of the victim. If enough DNA markers are analyzed and these markers match the parents, it is possible to conclude with a high level of certainty the identity of the victim. The degradation rate of DNA extracted from rib bones has also been used to determine the time interval since death of a victim.

Skeletal remains can often also give clues to sex, race and in some instances country of origin as advances in forensic science allows mineral samples to be extracted from the bones and cross referenced against the various drinking waters to be found across the globe.


The DI Andy Horton Crime Novels - cleverly plotted, gripping, multi-layered


Inventive and exciting, gripping but not gruesome, and full of thrilling twists and turns.

"Deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. " Booklist

Inspector Andy Horton, a man defined by a tormented past, but with hopes for his future.

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