Note
Authors affiliated with: Centre for Pest Management, Department of Biological Sciences; and Department of Criminology, Simon Fraser University (Burnaby).
See also Hobischak, Niki Rae (not verified).
Summary
"Forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with carrion in order to determine elapsed time since death in homicide investigations. Organisms (invertebrates) colonize the carrion in a predictable sequence in terrestrial and buried scenarios. This sequence is different if the body is submerged in a lake or stream habitat. This sequence of organisms colonizing the carrion, or corpse, can be used to determine time since submergence, which may aid in determining time since death. This research will be valuable in criminal investigations currently pending, as well as in the future."