Table of Contents
Section I: History, theory, practice and legal foundation 1. Using forensic science to care for the dead and search for the missing: In conversation with Morris Tidball-BinzMorris Tidball-Binz, Email: mtidballbinz@icrc.org
2. The protection of the missing and the dead under international lawXimena Londoño Romanowsky and Marisela Silva Chau*, Email: masilvachau@icrc.org
3. Extraordinary deathwork: New developments in, and the social significance of, forensic humanitarian actionClaire Moon, Email: c.moon@lse.ac.uk
4. Between darts and bullets: A bioarchaeological view on the study of Human Rights and IHL violationsMaria del Carmen Vega Dulanto, Email: vega.m@pucp.edu.pe
5. Posthumous dignity and the importance in returning remains of the deceasedSian Cook, Email: s.cook2@uos.ac.uk
6. Unidentified deceased persons: Social life, social death and humanitarian actionRoberto C. Parra*, Email: ropachi@gmail.com, Pierre Perich, Élisabeth Anstett, and Jane E. Buikstra
7. A forensic perspective on the new disappeared: Migration revisitedJose Pablo Baraybar*, Email: baraybarjp@gmail.com, Ines Caridi, and Jill Stockwell
8. Iran: the impact of the beliefscape on the risk culture, resilience and disaster risk governanceMichaela Ibrion, Email: mibrion5@gmail.com
9. The search for the missing from a humanitarian approach as a Peruvian national policyMonica Barriga, Email: mbarriga@minjus.gob.pe
10. Humanitarian forensic action in the Marawi crisisSarah Ellinghan*, Email: sellingham@icrc.org and Derek Benedix
Section II: Forensic basic information to trace missing persons
11. Integration of information on missing persons and unidentified human remains: Best practicesDiana Emilce Ramirez Páez, Email: psiyana@hotmail.com
12. Forensic archaeology and humanitarian context: Localization, recovery and documentation of human remainsFlavio Antonio Estrada Moreno*, Email: flavio_estrada@hotmail.com and Patricia Maita
13. Applications of physiological bases of aging to forensic science: New advancesSara C. Zapico*, Email: saiczapico@gmail.com, Douglas H. Ubelaker, and Joe Adserias-Garriga
14. Adult skeletal sex estimation and the global standardizationHeather M. Garvin and Alexandra R. Klales*, Email: alexandra.klales@gmail.com
15. Sexual dimorphism in juvenile skeletons and its real problemFlavio Antonio Estrada Moreno, Email: flavio_estrada@hotmail.com
16. Dental Aging Methods and Population VariationJoe Adserias-Garriga*, Email: mjadserias@hotmail.com and Joel Ignacio Tejada Arana
17. Age assessment in unaccompanied minors: A reviewJose Luis Prieto, Email: jlprietocarrero@gmail.com
18. Interdisciplinary approach and technological innovation for dealing with forensic humanitarian cases in complex scenariosGinna P. Camacho C*, Email: gcamacho@equitas.org.co, Luz Adriana Pérez, and Diana Arango G.
Section III: Stable isotopes forensics and search of missing persons
19. The role of stable isotope analysis in forensic anthropologyDouglas H. Ubelaker*, Email: UBELAKED@si.edu and Caroline Francescutti
20. Basic principles of stable isotope analysis in humanitarian forensic scienceLesley A. Chesson*, Email: Lesley.Chesson@pae.com, Gregory E. Berg, Clement P. Bataille, Eric J. Bartelink, and Michael P. Richards and Wolfram Meier-Augenstein,
21. Andean isoscapes: Creating and testing oxygen isoscape models to aid in the identification of missing persons in PeruJames Zimmer-Dauphinee, Beth K. Scaffidi, and Tiffiny A.Tung*, Email: t.tung@vanderbilt.edu
22. Finding family, finding home: Applying predictive isotope model and other forensic tools on unidentified deceased in PeruMartha R. Palma*, Email: palmamalaga@gmail.com, Roberto C. Parra, Lucio A. Condori and Tiffiny A. Tung
23. Utility of stable isotope ratios of tap water and human hair in determining region of origin in Central and Southern Mexico: Modeling relationships between δ2H and δ18O isotope inputs in modern Mexican hairChelsey Juarez*, Email: chelsey.juarez@gmail.com, Robin Ramey, David T. Flaherty, and Belinda S. Akpa
24. Multi-Isotope approaches for region of origin predictions of undocumented border crossers from the U.S./Mexico Border: Biocultural perspectives on diet and travel historyEric J. Bartelink*, Email: ebartelink@csuchico.edu, Lesley Chesson, Bret Tipple, Sarah Hall, and Robyn Kramer
25. Spatial distribution of stable isotope values of human hair: Tools for region of origin and travel history assignmentLuciano O. Valenzuela*, Email: lucianoovalenzuela@gmail.com, Lesley A. Chesson, Gabriel Bowen, Thure E. Cerling, and Jim R. Ehleringer
26. Applicability of stable isotope analysis to the Colombian human identification crisisDaniel Castellanos Gutiérrez*, Email: dacaste@gmail.com, Elizabeth A. DiGangi, and Jonathan D. Bethard
27. Application of stable isotopes and geostatistics to infer region of geographic origin for deceased undocumented Latin American migrantsRobyn T. Kramer*, Email: rtkramer92@gmail.com, Eric J. Bartelink, Nick Herrmann, Clement Bataille, and Kate Spradley
28. Tracking geographic patterns of contemporary human diet in Brazil using stable isotopes of nail keratinGabriela Bielefeld Nardoto*, Email: gbnardoto@gmail.com, João Paulo Sena-Souza, Lesley A. Chesson, and Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Section IV: DNA Analysis and Forensic Identification Process
29. Phenotypic markers for forensic purposesAna Freire-Aradas*, Email: ana.freire3@hotmail.com, Christopher Phillips, Victoria Lareu Huidobro, and Ángel Carracedo
30. Genetic structure and kinship analysis from Peruvian Andean area: Limitations and recommendation for DNA identification on missing personsGian Carlo Iannacone*, Email: ggiannacone@yahoo.com and Roberto C. Parra*, Email: ropachi@gmail.com
31. Short tandem repeat markers applied to the identification of human remainsWilliam Goodwin*, Email: WHGoodwin@uclan.ac.uk, Hassain M.H. Alsafiah, and Ali A.H. Al-Janabi
32. Genetics without non-genetic data in Colombian experience: Forensic difficulties for the correct identificationManuel Paredes, Email: manuel.paredes@medicinalegal.gov.co
33. Is DNA always the answer?Caroline Bennett, Email: caroline.bennett@vuw.ac.nz
Section V: Identifying deceased and finding missing persons
34. Migrant deaths along the Texas/Mexico border: A collaborative approach to forensic identification of human remainsKate Spradley*, Email: mks@txstate.edu and Timothy Gocha
35. The Argentine experience in forensic identification of human remainsMercedes Salado*, Email: msaladopuerto@gmail.com, Laura Catelli, Carola Romanini, Magdalena Romero, and Carlos Vullo
36. The approach to unidentified dead migrants in ItalyCristina Cattaneo*, Email: cristina.cattaneo@unimi.it, Debora Mazzarelli, Lara Olivieri, Danilo De Angelis, Annalisa Cappella, Albarita Vitale, Giulia Caccia, Vittorio Piscitelli, and Agata Iadicicco
37. Identification of human skeletal remains at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) laboratoryAngi M. Christensen*, Email: angi.m.christensen@gmail.com, Ann D. Fasano, Richard B. Marx, John E.B. Stewart, Lisa G. Bailey, and Richard M. Thomas
38. Forensic human identification: An Australian perspectiveSoren Blau, Email: soren.blau@vifm.org
39. Forensic ıdentification of human remains in Cyprus: The humanitarian work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP)Gülbanu K. Zorba*, Email: gulbanu.zorba@cmp-cyprus.org, Theodora Eleftheriou, İstenç Engin, Sophia Hartsioti, and Christiana Zenonos
40. Forensic human identification during humanitarian crisis in Guatemala: Volcán de Fuego deadly eruptionDaniel Jimenez, Email: daniel.jimenez.gaytan@gmail.com
41. Peruvian forensic experience in the search for missing persons and the identification of human remains: History, limitations, and future challenges.Roberto C. Parra*, Email: ropachi@gmail.com, Martha R. Palma, Oswaldo Calcina, Joel Ignacio Tejada Arana, Lucio A. Condori and Jose Pablo Baraybar
42. Forensic identification of human remains in UruguayAlicia Lusiardo*, Email: nibya@yahoo.com, Ximena Salvo, Gustavo Casanova, Natalia Azziz, Rodrigo Bongiovanni, Matías López, and Sofía Rodríguez
43. Forensic analysis of the unidentified dead in Costa Rica from 2000 to the presentGeorgina Pacheco-Revilla*, Email: gepare@gmail.com and Derek Congram
44. Identifying the unknown and the undocumented: The Johannesburg (South Africa) experienceDesiré Brits*, Email: Desire.Brits@wits.ac.za, Maryna Steyn, and Candice Hansmeyer
45. The Colombian experience in forensic identifications processJairo Vivas and Claudia Vega*, Email: clauvega_497@hotmail.com
46. Chilean experience in forensic identification of human remainsMarisol Intriago*, Email: marisol.intriago.mi@gmail.com, Viviana Uribe, and Claudia Garrido
Section VI: Conclusions
47. Humanitarian action: New approaches from forensic scienceDouglas H. Ubelaker, Sara C. Zapico, and Roberto C. Parra*, Email: ropachi@gmail.com