1. Who killed my dog? Use of forensic genetics to investigate an enigmatic case

   • Mariana Roccaro
   • Carla Bini
   • Angelo Peli

   Case Report Open access 11 August 2020 Pages: 387 - 392

   

2. The recovery of touch DNA from RDX-C4 evidences

   • Noora R. Al-Snan

   Case Report Open access 26 August 2020 Pages: 393 - 397

   

3. High-throughput 16S rDNA sequencing assisting in the detection of bacterial pathogen candidates: a fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis in a child

   • Dong Qu
   • Dong-Fang Qiao
   • Xia Yue

   Case Report 08 September 2020 Pages: 399 - 407

   

4. Technical note: developmental validation of a novel 41-plex Y-STR system for the direct amplification of reference samples

   • Guangyao Fan
   • Lipeng Pan
   • Xiangmin Luo

   Method Paper 10 June 2020 Pages: 409 - 419

   

5. Mitochondrial DNA control region variation in an Iraqi population sample

   • Suhair M. Jabbar
   • Nihad A. M. Al-Rashedi

   Short Communication 05 November 2020 Pages: 421 - 425

   

6. A case of “false tri-allelic pattern” on D7S820, caused by invasion of a short SE33 allele into the bins of D7S820

   • Kamlesh Kaitholia
   • Pankaj Shrivastava
   • Gyaneshwer Chaubey

   Short Communication 07 January 2021 Pages: 427 - 430

   

7. Developmental validation of the STRscan-17LC kit: a 6 Dye STR kit enhanced stability and ability to detect degraded samples

   • Bowei Jiang
   • Wei He
   • Lagabaiyila Zha

   Short Communication 16 January 2021 Pages: 431 - 440

   

8. Population genetics of 27 Y-STRs for the Yi population from Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, China

   • Chen Dezhi
   • Lv Meili
   • Liang Weibo

   Population Data 05 February 2020 Pages: 441 - 442

9. Genetic diversity of 17 autosomal STR loci in Meizhou Hakka population

   • Xiaolong Han
   • Anna Shen
   • Chao Liu

   Population Data 06 February 2020 Pages: 443 - 444

10. Close genetic relationship between central Thai and Mon people in Thailand revealed by autosomal microsatellites

    • Suparat Srithawong
    • Kanha Muisuk
    • Wibhu Kutanan

    Population Data 13 April 2020 Pages: 445 - 448

11. Haplotype data and forensic evaluation of 23 Y-STR and 12 X-STR loci in eight ethnic groups from Eritrea

    • Carla Bini
    • Stefania Sarno
    • Donata Luiselli

    Population Data Open access 22 October 2020 Pages: 449 - 453

12. Forensic characteristics and genetic structure of 18 autosomal STR loci in the Sierra Leone population

    • Jienan Li
    • Lagabaiyila Zha

    Population Data 06 January 2021 Pages: 455 - 456

13. Detecting drugs in dry bone: a pilot study of skeletal remains with a post-mortem interval over 23 years

    • Gaia Giordano
    • Lucie Biehler-Gomez
    • Domenico Di Candia

    Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 457 - 463

14. Findings of illicit drugs in hair of children at different ages

    • T. Franz
    • G. Skopp
    • F. Mußhoff

    Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 465 - 471

15. Brain/blood ratios of methadone and ABCB1 polymorphisms in methadone-related deaths

    • S. Iwersen-Bergmann
    • S. Plattner
    • B. Beer-Sandner

    Original Article Open access 17 January 2021 Pages: 473 - 482

    

16. Sudden cardiac death—update

    • P. Markwerth
    • T Bajanowski
    • R. Dettmeyer

    Review Open access 21 December 2020 Pages: 483 - 495

    

17. Automated diatom searching in the digital scanning electron microscopy images of drowning cases using the deep neural networks

    • Weimin Yu
    • Ye Xue
    • Jian Zhao

    Original Article 13 August 2020 Pages: 497 - 508

    

18. Child maltreatment by non-accidental burns: interest of an algorithm of detection based on hospital discharge database

    • Coralie Hermetet
    • Émeline Laurent
    • Leslie Grammatico-Guillon

    Original Article 27 August 2020 Pages: 509 - 519

    

19. A study into the viability of Synbone® as a proxy for Sus scrofa (domesticus) ribs for use with 5.56-mm open tip match ammunition in ballistic testing

    • Amy Pullen
    • David C. Kieser
    • Gary Hooper

    Original Article 31 August 2020 Pages: 521 - 526

    

20. Preliminary observations of the sequence of damage in excised human juvenile cranial bone at speeds equivalent to falls from 1.6 m

    • Tom Brooks
    • Johann Zwirner
    • Mark Jermy

    Original Article 31 August 2020 Pages: 527 - 538

    

21. Postmortem expression of apoptosis-related genes in the liver of mice and their use for estimation of the time of death

    • Peter A. Noshy

    Original Article 10 September 2020 Pages: 539 - 545

    

22. Intrathrombotic appearances of AQP-1 and AQP-3 in relation to thrombus age in murine deep vein thrombosis model

    • Mizuho Nosaka
    • Yuko Ishida
    • Toshikazu Kondo

    Original Article 07 January 2021 Pages: 547 - 553

    

23. Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature

    • Chiara Stassi
    • Cristina Mondello
    • Elvira Ventura Spagnolo

    Case Report 22 July 2020 Pages: 555 - 559

    

24. Compound elevated fracture—reconstruction of an unusual skull injury

    • Anne-Catherine Kessler
    • Roland Hausmann

    Case Report 23 July 2020 Pages: 561 - 563

    

25. Fatal automobile accident due to airbag misdeployment

    • Younis M. Albalooshi
    • Hazem M. Sherif
    • Mohammad A. Alqassim

    Case Report 18 November 2020 Pages: 565 - 572

    

26. Penetrating eye injury by dart

    • Tanja Germerott
    • N. Mann
    • S. Axmann

    Case Report Open access 17 December 2020 Pages: 573 - 576

    

27. SARS-Cov-2 fulminant myocarditis: an autopsy and histopathological case study

    • Guillaume Gauchotte
    • Véronique Venard
    • Guillaume Louis

    Case Report 03 January 2021 Pages: 577 - 581

    

28. Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture utilizing the Istanbul Protocol

    • Miriam Y. Neufeld
    • Sarah Kimball
    • Sondra S. Crosby

    Case Report 07 January 2021 Pages: 583 - 590

    

29. Incidental findings in forensics: are we sure that it is a question easy to deal with?

    • Luciana Caenazzo
    • Pamela Tozzo
    • Kris Dierickx

    Letter to the Editor 15 September 2020 Pages: 591 - 592

30. Diagnostic accuracy of postmortem computed tomography for bleeding source determination in cases with hemoperitoneum

    • Vasiliki Chatzaraki
    • Michael J. Thali
    • Garyfalia Ampanozi

    Original Article Open access 07 January 2021 Pages: 593 - 603

    

31. Postmortem CT and autopsy findings in nine victims of terrorist attack

    • Antonio Oliva
    • Simone Grassi
    • Vincenzo L. Pascali

    Original Article 08 January 2021 Pages: 605 - 618

    

32. Dental age estimation in children affected by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    • Vilma Pinchi
    • Ilenia Bianchi
    • Andrea Bucci

    Original Article Open access 20 August 2020 Pages: 619 - 629

    

33. Forensic age estimation via magnetic resonance imaging of knee in the Turkish population: use of T1-TSE sequence

    • Oguzhan Ekizoglu
    • Ali Er
    • Silke Grabherr

    Original Article Open access 24 August 2020 Pages: 631 - 637

    

34. A new model of classification of third molars development and its correlation with chronological age in a Brazilian subpopulation

    • Hugo Gaêta-Araujo
    • N. Oliveira-Santos
    • C. Oliveira-Santos

    Original Article 25 August 2020 Pages: 639 - 648

    

35. Automated age estimation of young individuals based on 3D knee MRI using deep learning

    • Markus Auf der Mauer
    • Eilin Jopp-van Well
    • Dennis Säring

    Original Article Open access 17 December 2020 Pages: 649 - 663

    

36. Comparison of different machine learning approaches to predict dental age using Demirjian’s staging approach

    • Antoine Galibourg
    • Sylvain Cussat-Blanc
    • Delphine Maret

    Original Article 07 January 2021 Pages: 665 - 675

    

37. A full Bayesian calibration model for assessing age in adults by means of pulp/tooth area ratio in periapical radiography

    • R. Cameriere
    • Stefano De Luca
    • L. Ferrante

    Short Communication 05 October 2020 Pages: 677 - 685

    

38. Relationship between lateral angle and shape of internal acoustic canal: cautionary note for diagnosis of sex

    • Daniele Gibelli
    • Michaela Cellina
    • Cristina Cattaneo

    Original Article 19 August 2020 Pages: 687 - 692

    

39. Patterns and evidence of human rights violations among US asylum seekers

    • Michael S. Miller
    • Megan R. D’Andrea
    • Kim A. Baranowski

    Original Article 01 September 2020 Pages: 693 - 699

40. Scientometric evaluation of highly cited scientists in the field of forensic science and legal medicine

    • Alan Wayne Jones

    Original Article Open access 02 January 2021 Pages: 701 - 707