Heather M. Garvin, PhD, D-ABFA holds a B.A. in Anthropology, a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Forensic and Biological Anthropology from Mercyhurst College, and a PhD in Functional Anatomy and Evolution from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Garvin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Forensic Sciences since 2015. A Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Member of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, Dr. Garvin has been heavily involved in casework and research. She is widely published in the field and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University.Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-ABFA received a B.A. and M.A. in anthropology from LSU and a PhD from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is a Fellow of the American Academy f Forensic Sciences, and a member of the American Association of Anatomists and American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Dr. Langley has authored numerous publications, including two forensic anthropology textbooks and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Select Guide Rating

• IntroductionEstimation of the Biological Profile & Positive Identification Death Along the Tracks: The Role of Forensic Anthropology and Social Media in a Homicide InvestigationEric J. Bartelink The Skull in Concrete: A Multidisciplinary Approach to IdentificationKristen Hartnett-McCann and Ruth E. Kohlmeier The Use of Medical Implants to Aid in the Identification ProcessJennifer Vollner Biomechanical Analysis of Long Bones Provides the Crucial Break in Decedent IdentificationDaniel J. Wescott Race and the Role of Sociocultural Context in Forensic Anthropological Ancestry Assessment Michala K. Stock and Katie M. Rubin Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Analytical Feasibility of Ancestry EstimationJoseph T. Hefner and Jennifer F. ByrnesForensic Taphonomy What Forensic Taphonomy Can Do for You: A Case Study in Rural PennsylvaniaAndrea M. Ost, Rhian R. Dunn, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat Dismembered, Burned, and Dumped: But in What Order? Lindsay H. Trammell Body in the Barrel: Complex Body Disposal and RecoverySoren Blau and David Ranson Sealed for Your Protection: A Triple Homicide Involving the Use of a Corrosive Agent to Obscure Identity Laura C. Fulginiti, Kristen M. Hartnett-McCann, and Frank Di Modica Differential Diagnosis in Forensic Entomology: Mites vs. Pathologies and TaphonomyCésar Sanabria-Medina, Luz Elena Cifuentes, and Maria Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Lacustrine Skeletal Taphonomy from Southeastern TennesseeMurray K. Marks, Jonathan D. Bethard, and Darinka Mileusnic-PolchanTrauma Who Pulled the Trigger…First? Bone Biomechanics Recreate the Story Behind a "Police Shooting"Steven A. Symes, Ericka N. L’Abbé, and Mark M. LeVaughn Forensic Anthropological Contributions to Manner of Death in a Case of Multiple Suicidal Gunshot WoundsDiana L. Messer A Unique Case of Skeletal Trauma Involving ScissorsAlexandra R. Klales Sharp Force Trauma with Subsequent Fire Alteration: A Complicated Case StudyErin N. Chapman Forensic Anthropology's Role in Clarifying Cause of Death in the Appeal of a No Body Homicide ConvictionAshley E. Kendell, Eric J. Bartelink, and Turhon MuradHuman Rights and Mass Disasters A Multi-Year Forensic Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from a C-124 Cargo Aircraft Crash on Colony Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.Gregory E. Berg, Owen L. O’Leary, and Kelley S. Esh Quadrilateral Defects in the Tuskulenai and Leon Trotsky Cases: Skeletal Trauma Associated with Soviet Violence in Two Different ContextsCate E. Bird and Rimantas Jankauskas Sexual Offense in Skeletonized Cadavers: Analysis, Interpretation, Documentation and Case Report César Sanabria-Medina, Jorge Andrés Franco Zuluaga, and María Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Making the Best of Limited Resources and Challenges Faced in Human Rights InvestigationsEugénia Cunha, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Cristina Cordeiro, and Duarte Nuno Vieira Search for Spanish Civil War Victims in the Cemetery of Sant Ferran, Formentera (Spain): Oral Witness Testimonies, Secondary Deposition Site and Peri-Mortem TraumaAlmudena García-Rubio, Juanjo Marí Casanova, Glenda Graziani, Francisca Cardona, Pau Sureda, Sergi Moreno, Nicholas Márquez-Grant Excavation and Analysis of Human Remains from Mass Graves in the Western SaharaFrancisco Etxeberria, Lourdes Herrasti, and Carlos Martin-BeristainOther Considerations The Use of Human Skeletal Remains in Palo Rituals in Orange County, FloridaJohn J. Schultz, Ashley E. Green, Ronald A. Murdock II, Marie H. Hansen, Joshua D. Stephany, and Jan C. Garavaglia To Understand the Parts, it is Necessary to Understand the Whole: The Importance of Contextualizing Patterns in Forensic Anthropology CaseworkLaura C. Fulginiti, Andrew Seidel, Katelyn Bolhofner Perpetrators, Pack Rats, and Postmortem Disturbances: A Case Study Involving Multiple Contexts, Jurisdictions, and IdentitiesAngela Berg, Kent Buehler, and Carlos Zambrano The Case of the … Cases: The Flow of the Ordinary into a Medical Examiner’s OfficeJames T. PokinesAcknowledgementsEditor BiographiesList of ContributorsIndex

Heather M. Garvin, PhD, D-ABFA holds a B.A. in Anthropology, a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Forensic and Biological Anthropology from Mercyhurst College, and a PhD in Functional Anatomy and Evolution from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Garvin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Forensic Sciences since 2015. A Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Member of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, Dr. Garvin has been heavily involved in casework and research. She is widely published in the field and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University.Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-ABFA received a B.A. and M.A. in anthropology from LSU and a PhD from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is a Fellow of the American Academy f Forensic Sciences, and a member of the American Association of Anatomists and American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Dr. Langley has authored numerous publications, including two forensic anthropology textbooks and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Select Guide Rating

• IntroductionEstimation of the Biological Profile & Positive Identification Death Along the Tracks: The Role of Forensic Anthropology and Social Media in a Homicide InvestigationEric J. Bartelink The Skull in Concrete: A Multidisciplinary Approach to IdentificationKristen Hartnett-McCann and Ruth E. Kohlmeier The Use of Medical Implants to Aid in the Identification ProcessJennifer Vollner Biomechanical Analysis of Long Bones Provides the Crucial Break in Decedent IdentificationDaniel J. Wescott Race and the Role of Sociocultural Context in Forensic Anthropological Ancestry Assessment Michala K. Stock and Katie M. Rubin Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Analytical Feasibility of Ancestry EstimationJoseph T. Hefner and Jennifer F. ByrnesForensic Taphonomy What Forensic Taphonomy Can Do for You: A Case Study in Rural PennsylvaniaAndrea M. Ost, Rhian R. Dunn, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat Dismembered, Burned, and Dumped: But in What Order? Lindsay H. Trammell Body in the Barrel: Complex Body Disposal and RecoverySoren Blau and David Ranson Sealed for Your Protection: A Triple Homicide Involving the Use of a Corrosive Agent to Obscure Identity Laura C. Fulginiti, Kristen M. Hartnett-McCann, and Frank Di Modica Differential Diagnosis in Forensic Entomology: Mites vs. Pathologies and TaphonomyCésar Sanabria-Medina, Luz Elena Cifuentes, and Maria Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Lacustrine Skeletal Taphonomy from Southeastern TennesseeMurray K. Marks, Jonathan D. Bethard, and Darinka Mileusnic-PolchanTrauma Who Pulled the Trigger…First? Bone Biomechanics Recreate the Story Behind a "Police Shooting"Steven A. Symes, Ericka N. L’Abbé, and Mark M. LeVaughn Forensic Anthropological Contributions to Manner of Death in a Case of Multiple Suicidal Gunshot WoundsDiana L. Messer A Unique Case of Skeletal Trauma Involving ScissorsAlexandra R. Klales Sharp Force Trauma with Subsequent Fire Alteration: A Complicated Case StudyErin N. Chapman Forensic Anthropology's Role in Clarifying Cause of Death in the Appeal of a No Body Homicide ConvictionAshley E. Kendell, Eric J. Bartelink, and Turhon MuradHuman Rights and Mass Disasters A Multi-Year Forensic Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from a C-124 Cargo Aircraft Crash on Colony Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.Gregory E. Berg, Owen L. O’Leary, and Kelley S. Esh Quadrilateral Defects in the Tuskulenai and Leon Trotsky Cases: Skeletal Trauma Associated with Soviet Violence in Two Different ContextsCate E. Bird and Rimantas Jankauskas Sexual Offense in Skeletonized Cadavers: Analysis, Interpretation, Documentation and Case Report César Sanabria-Medina, Jorge Andrés Franco Zuluaga, and María Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Making the Best of Limited Resources and Challenges Faced in Human Rights InvestigationsEugénia Cunha, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Cristina Cordeiro, and Duarte Nuno Vieira Search for Spanish Civil War Victims in the Cemetery of Sant Ferran, Formentera (Spain): Oral Witness Testimonies, Secondary Deposition Site and Peri-Mortem TraumaAlmudena García-Rubio, Juanjo Marí Casanova, Glenda Graziani, Francisca Cardona, Pau Sureda, Sergi Moreno, Nicholas Márquez-Grant Excavation and Analysis of Human Remains from Mass Graves in the Western SaharaFrancisco Etxeberria, Lourdes Herrasti, and Carlos Martin-BeristainOther Considerations The Use of Human Skeletal Remains in Palo Rituals in Orange County, FloridaJohn J. Schultz, Ashley E. Green, Ronald A. Murdock II, Marie H. Hansen, Joshua D. Stephany, and Jan C. Garavaglia To Understand the Parts, it is Necessary to Understand the Whole: The Importance of Contextualizing Patterns in Forensic Anthropology CaseworkLaura C. Fulginiti, Andrew Seidel, Katelyn Bolhofner Perpetrators, Pack Rats, and Postmortem Disturbances: A Case Study Involving Multiple Contexts, Jurisdictions, and IdentitiesAngela Berg, Kent Buehler, and Carlos Zambrano The Case of the … Cases: The Flow of the Ordinary into a Medical Examiner’s OfficeJames T. PokinesAcknowledgementsEditor BiographiesList of ContributorsIndex

Heather M. Garvin, PhD, D-ABFA holds a B.A. in Anthropology, a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Forensic and Biological Anthropology from Mercyhurst College, and a PhD in Functional Anatomy and Evolution from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Garvin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Forensic Sciences since 2015. A Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Member of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, Dr. Garvin has been heavily involved in casework and research. She is widely published in the field and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University.Natalie R. Langley, PhD, D-ABFA received a B.A. and M.A. in anthropology from LSU and a PhD from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is a Fellow of the American Academy f Forensic Sciences, and a member of the American Association of Anatomists and American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Dr. Langley has authored numerous publications, including two forensic anthropology textbooks and is currently Associate Professor of Anatomy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Select Guide Rating

• IntroductionEstimation of the Biological Profile & Positive Identification Death Along the Tracks: The Role of Forensic Anthropology and Social Media in a Homicide InvestigationEric J. Bartelink The Skull in Concrete: A Multidisciplinary Approach to IdentificationKristen Hartnett-McCann and Ruth E. Kohlmeier The Use of Medical Implants to Aid in the Identification ProcessJennifer Vollner Biomechanical Analysis of Long Bones Provides the Crucial Break in Decedent IdentificationDaniel J. Wescott Race and the Role of Sociocultural Context in Forensic Anthropological Ancestry Assessment Michala K. Stock and Katie M. Rubin Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Analytical Feasibility of Ancestry EstimationJoseph T. Hefner and Jennifer F. ByrnesForensic Taphonomy What Forensic Taphonomy Can Do for You: A Case Study in Rural PennsylvaniaAndrea M. Ost, Rhian R. Dunn, and Dennis C. Dirkmaat Dismembered, Burned, and Dumped: But in What Order? Lindsay H. Trammell Body in the Barrel: Complex Body Disposal and RecoverySoren Blau and David Ranson Sealed for Your Protection: A Triple Homicide Involving the Use of a Corrosive Agent to Obscure Identity Laura C. Fulginiti, Kristen M. Hartnett-McCann, and Frank Di Modica Differential Diagnosis in Forensic Entomology: Mites vs. Pathologies and TaphonomyCésar Sanabria-Medina, Luz Elena Cifuentes, and Maria Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Lacustrine Skeletal Taphonomy from Southeastern TennesseeMurray K. Marks, Jonathan D. Bethard, and Darinka Mileusnic-PolchanTrauma Who Pulled the Trigger…First? Bone Biomechanics Recreate the Story Behind a "Police Shooting"Steven A. Symes, Ericka N. L’Abbé, and Mark M. LeVaughn Forensic Anthropological Contributions to Manner of Death in a Case of Multiple Suicidal Gunshot WoundsDiana L. Messer A Unique Case of Skeletal Trauma Involving ScissorsAlexandra R. Klales Sharp Force Trauma with Subsequent Fire Alteration: A Complicated Case StudyErin N. Chapman Forensic Anthropology's Role in Clarifying Cause of Death in the Appeal of a No Body Homicide ConvictionAshley E. Kendell, Eric J. Bartelink, and Turhon MuradHuman Rights and Mass Disasters A Multi-Year Forensic Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from a C-124 Cargo Aircraft Crash on Colony Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.Gregory E. Berg, Owen L. O’Leary, and Kelley S. Esh Quadrilateral Defects in the Tuskulenai and Leon Trotsky Cases: Skeletal Trauma Associated with Soviet Violence in Two Different ContextsCate E. Bird and Rimantas Jankauskas Sexual Offense in Skeletonized Cadavers: Analysis, Interpretation, Documentation and Case Report César Sanabria-Medina, Jorge Andrés Franco Zuluaga, and María Alexandra Lopez-Cerquera Making the Best of Limited Resources and Challenges Faced in Human Rights InvestigationsEugénia Cunha, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Cristina Cordeiro, and Duarte Nuno Vieira Search for Spanish Civil War Victims in the Cemetery of Sant Ferran, Formentera (Spain): Oral Witness Testimonies, Secondary Deposition Site and Peri-Mortem TraumaAlmudena García-Rubio, Juanjo Marí Casanova, Glenda Graziani, Francisca Cardona, Pau Sureda, Sergi Moreno, Nicholas Márquez-Grant Excavation and Analysis of Human Remains from Mass Graves in the Western SaharaFrancisco Etxeberria, Lourdes Herrasti, and Carlos Martin-BeristainOther Considerations The Use of Human Skeletal Remains in Palo Rituals in Orange County, FloridaJohn J. Schultz, Ashley E. Green, Ronald A. Murdock II, Marie H. Hansen, Joshua D. Stephany, and Jan C. Garavaglia To Understand the Parts, it is Necessary to Understand the Whole: The Importance of Contextualizing Patterns in Forensic Anthropology CaseworkLaura C. Fulginiti, Andrew Seidel, Katelyn Bolhofner Perpetrators, Pack Rats, and Postmortem Disturbances: A Case Study Involving Multiple Contexts, Jurisdictions, and IdentitiesAngela Berg, Kent Buehler, and Carlos Zambrano The Case of the … Cases: The Flow of the Ordinary into a Medical Examiner’s OfficeJames T. PokinesAcknowledgementsEditor BiographiesList of ContributorsIndex