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September 5, 2025Korean Journal of Legal MedicineOpen Access

A Retrospective Study of Unidentified Bodies at the National Forensic Service Seoul Institute, 2017-2023

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GLGo‐Eun LeeCCChang‐Un ChoiKKKevin Koh

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Overview

Retrospective study identifies demographic characteristics and forensic challenges in unidentified bodies, suggesting improved techniques.

Key Points

  • The overall unidentified rate was 60.6%, with 54.6% excluding ancient remains, indicating significant identification challenges.
  • Most unidentified individuals were male (75.9%) and aged 40-59 years, highlighting specific demographic trends in unidentified cases.
  • Ancient remains accounted for 22.0% of cases, indicating the need for specialized analysis in forensic investigations.
  • Challenges included advanced decomposition affecting the manner of death in 68.1% of cases, emphasizing the complexity of forensic identification.

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Lee et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4de86d6d5674bcd01b15https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2025.49.3.57
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