Examination of Crocodilian Leather Goods: A Case Study in Forensic Biology and Merchandise Investigation
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-4-59-64
Abstract
Examination of leather items (clutches, man-purses, suitcases, and briefcases) using methods of forensic biology and merchandise investigation revealed their outer parts to be made of crocodile and alligator belly skin, and their lining – of textiles and leather from cattle and small domestic ruminants. The diagnostic features of crocodilian skin structures are also listed.
About the Authors
T. V. Perfilova
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lead State Forensic Examiner at the Laboratory of Forensic
Biology and Soil Analysis, RFCFS of the Russian Ministry of Justice
O. F. Chernova
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Head of the Laboratory of Morphological Adaptations, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the RAS, Leading Researcher of the Department of Innovations in
the Practice of Forensic Science of the RFCFS of the Russian Ministry of Justice
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For citations:
Perfilova T.V., Chernova O.F. Examination of Crocodilian Leather Goods: A Case Study in Forensic Biology and Merchandise Investigation. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2017;12(4):59-64. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-4-59-64
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