Development and validation of simultaneous identification of 26 mammalian and poultry species by a multiplex assay Chikahiro MoriShuichi Matsumura Original Article 09 October 2021 Pages: 1 - 12
Validation of the Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID instrument and ACE GlobalFiler Express sample cartridge Jennifer Churchill CihlarKapema Bupe KapemaBruce Budowle Original Article 13 October 2021 Pages: 13 - 41
A novel set of short microhaplotypes based on non-binary SNPs for forensic challenging samples Xingchun ZhaoYang FanZichun Hua Original Article 15 October 2021 Pages: 43 - 53
First experiences with the Spectrum Compact CE System Nastasja BurgardtMelanie Weissenberger Original Article Open access 19 October 2021 Pages: 55 - 72
A novel co-amplification system for simultaneous amplification of 23 Y-STR and identification of spermatozoa Yu-Chih LinLi-Chin TsaiHsing-Mei Hsieh Original Article 29 October 2021 Pages: 73 - 84
Postmortem detection of COL gene family variants in two aortic dissection cases Meichen PanYuning WangQian Liu Case Report 14 June 2021 Pages: 85 - 91
Retrofitting massively parallel sequencing (MPS) for HLA-DQA1 and polymarker (PM) in forensic casework Elaine J. LewisErin WeaverDaniele Podini Method Paper 02 July 2021 Pages: 93 - 101
Vibration as a pitfall in pyrosequencing analyses Helen KonradLaura SchäferMicaela Poetsch Method Paper Open access 12 October 2021 Pages: 103 - 105
Blood concentrations of new synthetic opioids Piotr AdamowiczKarolina Nowak Review 22 October 2021 Pages: 107 - 122
Homicidal poisoning series in a nursing home: retrospective toxicological investigations in bone marrow and hair Théo WillemanNathalie AllibeVirgine Scolan Case Report 30 September 2021 Pages: 123 - 131
Acute or chronic pulmonary emphysema? Or both?—A contribution to the diagnosis of death due to violent asphyxiation in cases with pre-existing chronic emphysema Giuseppe GavaSimon B. EickhoffStefanie Ritz-Timme Original Article Open access 28 June 2021 Pages: 133 - 147
Estimating the time of skeletal muscle contusion based on the spatial distribution of neutrophils: a practical approach to forensic problems Qiu-xiang DuLiang WangJun-hong Sun Original Article 13 September 2021 Pages: 149 - 158
Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related secretory proteins as biomarkers of early myocardial ischemia-induced sudden cardiac deaths Bokang YuChenchao XuLiliang Li Original Article 27 September 2021 Pages: 159 - 168
Trends in infant mortality: an evaluation of forensic autopsied infants in Eastern Denmark over 39 years Katharina SunekærSteen Holger HansenJytte Banner Original Article 05 August 2021 Pages: 169 - 178
A hard way to die: when multiple lethal gunshots mean suicide Dario RanieroGiovanna Del BalzoDomenico De Leo Case Report 26 October 2021 Pages: 179 - 187
Fatal outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection (B1.1.7) in a 4-year-old child Johanna MengerSofia ApostolidouJan-Peter Sperhake Case Report Open access 12 September 2021 Pages: 189 - 192
Dying of VOC-202012/01 — multimodal investigations in a death case of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Fabian HeinrichCarina RomichBenjamin Ondruschka Case Report Open access 05 June 2021 Pages: 193 - 202
Case report: fatal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer—Dieulafoy’s lesion? Julia UlbrichtBurkhard MadeaElke Doberentz Case Report Open access 19 October 2021 Pages: 203 - 208
A systematic review of 3D scanners and computer assisted analyzes of bite marks: searching for improved analysis methods during the Covid-19 pandemic Piret VilbornHerman Bernitz Review 24 July 2021 Pages: 209 - 217
Thermal bone injuries: postmortem computed tomography findings in 25 cases Sarah HammarlebiodAudrey FarrugiaThibault Willaume Original Article 27 September 2021 Pages: 219 - 227
Postmortem computed tomography differentiation between intraperitoneal decomposition gas and pneumoperitoneum Maged Nabil HusseinAxel HeinemannFatma Mohamed Hassan Original Article 27 October 2021 Pages: 229 - 235
The role of PMCT for the assessment of the cause of death in natural disaster (landslide and flood): a Sicilian experience Cristina MondelloGennaro BaldinoElvira Ventura Spagnolo Case Report Open access 02 September 2021 Pages: 237 - 244
Postmortem fluorescence angiography of the explanted human heart Constantin LuxMiriam KlingerMattias Kettner Method Paper Open access 28 November 2021 Pages: 245 - 249
Legal age determined by a new threshold value of third molar maturity index in subjects with impacted mandibular third molars: An orthopantomographic study in south Indian adolescents Sudheer Babu BallaNandha Krishna NambiSantosh Kumar Tadakamadla Original Article 11 October 2021 Pages: 251 - 259
Age estimation by evaluation of osteophytes in thoracic and lumbar vertebrae using postmortem CT images in a modern Japanese population Fumiko ChibaGo InokuchiHirotaro Iwase Original Article 13 October 2021 Pages: 261 - 267
The impact of age mimicry bias on the accuracy of methods for age estimation based on Kvaal’s pulp/tooth ratios: a bootstrap study Mehrdad VossoughiNajmeh MovahhedianAlireza Ghafoori Original Article 21 July 2021 Pages: 269 - 278
Analysis of interrater reliability in age assessment of minors: how does expertise influence the evaluation? Lorenzo FranceschettiVera Gloria MerelliCristina Cattaneo Original Article Open access 30 September 2021 Pages: 279 - 285
How safe is BDSM? A literature review on fatal outcome in BDSM play Anouk SchoriChristian JackowskiCorinna A. Schön Review Open access 12 August 2021 Pages: 287 - 295
Discovery of donor age markers from bloodstain by LC-MS/MS using a metabolic approach Hyo-Jin KimYou-Rim LeeHee-Gyoo Kang Original Article 03 July 2021 Pages: 297 - 308
Estimation of the post-mortem interval in human bones by infrared spectroscopy Andreia BaptistaMariana PedrosaM. P. M. Marques Original Article 06 October 2021 Pages: 309 - 317
Sex estimation through geometric morphometric analysis of the frontal bone: an assessment in pre-pubertal and post-pubertal modern Spanish population Daniele GarcovichLaura Albert GascoMilagros Adobes Martin Original Article Open access 25 October 2021 Pages: 319 - 328
Knife cut marks inflicted by different blade types and the changes induced by heat: a dimensional and morphological study Vijarn VachirawongsakornJonathan PainterNicholas Márquez-Grant Original Article Open access 29 October 2021 Pages: 329 - 342
Measuring dimensional and morphological heat alterations of dismemberment-related toolmarks with an optical roughness metre Pilar Mata-TutorCatherine Villoria-RojasMaría Benito-Sánchez Original Article 05 July 2021 Pages: 343 - 356
Morphological characterization using scanning electron microscopy of fly artifacts deposited by Calliphora vomitoria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on household materials Guido PellettiDesiree MartiniPaolo Fais Original Article Open access 01 July 2021 Pages: 357 - 364
Judicial consequences in Spain for the completion of the medical death certificate Pilar Pinto PastorEnrique Dorado FernándezAndrés Santiago-Sáez Original Article Open access 26 October 2021 Pages: 365 - 372
A safe procedure? The unusual case of a fatal airway obstruction by silicone during the production process of a tracheostomal epithesis in a 13-year-old boy Daniel WittschieberRonald SchulzPeter F. Schmidt Case Report Open access 07 October 2021 Pages: 373 - 380
Digitalised exercise material in forensic odontology Ina C. KnivsbergSimen E. KopperudSigrid I. Kvaal Method Paper Open access 20 November 2021 Pages: 381 - 390
Commentary on: “Tortures alleged by migrants in Italy: compatibility and other medicolegal challenges” Cristina CattaneoFrancesca MagliLorenzo Franceschetti Letter to the Editor 15 November 2021 Pages: 391 - 392
Response to Colombari et al. (2021) Waney SquierNiels LynøeAnders Eriksson Letter to the Editor 12 August 2021 Pages: 393 - 393
Correction to: Tortures alleged by migrants in Italy: compatibility and other medicolegal challenges Ilenia BianchiMartina FocardiVilma Pinchi Correction 20 November 2021 Pages: 395 - 395