Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 3, owae032(2024)
Moving from the unknown to the known: a multidisciplinary approach to the identification of skeletal remains from Sandy Point, Australia
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Soren Blau, Dadna Hartman, April Stock, Fiona Leahy, Jodie Leditschke, Lyndall Smythe, Noel Woodford, Samantha Rowbotham. Moving from the unknown to the known: a multidisciplinary approach to the identification of skeletal remains from Sandy Point, Australia[J]. Forensic Sciences Research, 2024, 9(3): owae032
Category: Research Articles
Received: Mar. 10, 2024
Accepted: Jun. 14, 2024
Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025
The Author Email: Soren Blau (soren.blau@vifm.org)