Burglary Reveals the Murder- without Cadaver DNA Proves the Identity

Authors: Kudekar DY*, More BP, Mahajan VB and Kulkarni KV

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000196

Volume 5, Issue 2

Abstract

Crime scene is the most important place in each act of crime. It is a base from where crime investigation starts and lot of clues might have found at such place. In a court, investigation agency has to prove that crime was happened at specific place and the physical evidences collected from that place prove the identity of suspected accuse and victim/deceased. It is based on the Locard’s principle which says that perpetrator leaves behind something at the crime scene and takes something from that scene with him. That’s why the crime scene visit of expert has more importance in heinous crimes. It is always beneficial to visit crime scene as early as possible. If act of crime is hidden for few days, then physical evidence may decompose or deteriorate. But if little bit of evidence found and collected carefully by forensic expert, it can be proven worthy in the court to give justice. In the case study discussed here, only tiny dry drops of blood and two partly burnt bone pieces were only evidence and were recovered after 24days later of the incident. These two physical evidences recovered from crime scene were the only key evidences for forensic analysis. After successful extraction of DNA from tiny blood and partly burnt bone pieces the identity of deceased was established by DNA profiling.

Keywords: Crime scene; Locards principle; Evidence; DNA

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