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The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Cases of Dismemberment. / Hackman, Lucina; Black, Sue.
Criminal Dismemberment. ed. / Sue Black; Guy Rutty; Sarah V. Hainsworth; Grant Thomson. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2017. p. 113-134.

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Hackman, L & Black, S 2017, The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Cases of Dismemberment. in S Black, G Rutty, SV Hainsworth & G Thomson (eds), Criminal Dismemberment. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 113-134. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315373126

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Hackman, L., & Black, S. (2017). The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Cases of Dismemberment. In S. Black, G. Rutty, S. V. Hainsworth, & G. Thomson (Eds.), Criminal Dismemberment (pp. 113-134). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315373126

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Hackman L, Black S. The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Cases of Dismemberment. In Black S, Rutty G, Hainsworth SV, Thomson G, editors, Criminal Dismemberment. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2017. p. 113-134 doi: 10.1201/9781315373126

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Hackman, Lucina ; Black, Sue. / The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Cases of Dismemberment. Criminal Dismemberment. editor / Sue Black ; Guy Rutty ; Sarah V. Hainsworth ; Grant Thomson. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2017. pp. 113-134

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