Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review

Primer Autor
Fonseca, Gabriel M.
Co-autores
Navarrete-Riquelme, Javiera
Munoz-Lara, Iran
Título
Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Revista
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
"The mouth plays an important role in the self-representation and its damage threatens psychological integrity and self-perception. There is literature that reports the mouth as an intentional source of harm in different contexts of violence and torture. Mutilations in drug trafficking contexts (as ""corpse messaging"") have been recommended as necessary for evaluation and analysis in medicolegal environment as they can guide investigations, even favoring the identification of the criminal group involved. A scoping review focused on lesions and oral signs configuring oral corpse messaging in victims of drug trafficking was carried out, which identified six patterns: a) genitals stuffed in the mouth, b) finger stuffed in mouth, c) 'Colombian necktie', d) cutting out the tongue, e) the mouth is taped shut, and f) badges stuffed into the mouths. The meanings attributed to each of these oral corpse messaging, their historical contexts, and their diagnostic value in the drug trafficking scene in Latin America are discussed. The role that the forensic dentist can play during the medicolegal autopsy is also discussed."
Tipo de Recurso
artículo de revisión
doi
10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102323
Formato Recurso
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Palabras Claves
Forensic sciences
Forensic odontology
Corpse messaging
Drug trafficking
Medicolegal autopsy
Oral injuries
VIOLENCE
TORTURE
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102323
Categoría OCDE
Medicina
Legal
Materias
Ciencias forenses
Odontología forense
Mensajería de cadáveres
Tráfico de drogas
Autopsia medicolegal
Lesiones bucales
VIOLENCIA
TORTURA
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Odontología, Cirugía y Medicina Oral
Ciencia Forense
Derecho Penal
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Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review
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