Dead Can Tell Tales- A Report of Two Exhumed Bodies Sharma B. R. Dr.1, Harish D. Dr.2, Pal Singh Virendar Dr.3 1Reader, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India 3Demonstrator, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India Abstract At times some skeletal remains may be recovered from an open land, ditches, rubbish dumps, etc., or a skeleton may be exhumed from a home-courtyard, a burial ground, or even ordinary places during excavation for new constructions. It has been documented that examination of skeletal remains under such circumstances, by a forensic expert, may help to reveal a crime, which might have lost sight of otherwise. The presented case reports are an attempt to analyze the extent to which an old saying that “dead can speak and speak the truth; we only need a patient and discerning mind to ‘hear’ and understand what they speak” is valid. Top Keywords Identification, Bones, Exhumation, Skeleton. Top |