NCJ Number
182621
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Dated: July 1999 Pages: 682-686
Editor(s)
R. E. Gaensslen Ph.D.
Date Published
1999
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the nearly 1,000 forensic anthropology case reports authored by the late William Maples during his 28-year career at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Abstract
The types of cases reviewed include human identification laboratory reports, reviews for the U.S. Army, and cases involving historical or prominent persons. The wide range of cases shows Maples provided forensic anthropological analysis for cases involving blacks, whites, Asians, males and females, gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, sharp force trauma video super-imposition, burn victims and buried persons. Of the sample of human identification laboratory reports, 881 involved human material, 112 involved non-human remains, and 6 were unclassified. The overwhelming percentage of total cases involved human skeletal remains. Information is provided on the types of cases investigated by Maples and on the success of his work. 8 references and 7 figures