Documentation of Missing Persons, Dispositions, and Deceased Persons for Identification.
The documentation of missing persons, dispositions, and deceased persons, especially considering the aspects of identification, are a complex and challenging process. The multifaceted concepts (or variables) interconnected in the process are conditional, but each one is independent and must be considered with scrutiny. Improvement to the complete process cannot exist without dissection of the individual variables and improvements applied to each. A complete understanding and assessment of the documentation, how it is recorded and what is recorded, can provide an avenue for the understanding the weaknesses and limitations in the identification process for different contexts.
This project is divided into themes:
Holistic Assessment of Recording Forms
Forms used to record information about missing persons, locations of interest (eg. gravesites), and deceased persons have been collected and assessed to determine what type of information is being collected, how it is collected, and if the information can help with identifying the person.
These assessments are projected to be completed by Dec 2025.
Missing Persons Forms
Disposition Locations Forms
Deceased Persons Forms
Citations
Accepted
Documentation of Biological Sex and Gender for Missing Persons Investigations (Accepted for Publication). Winter, K. A., Birkmann-Little, C. Forensic Science International: Synergy. [Journal Article]
Submitted
Documentation of Locations Associated with the Search for and Identification of Missing Persons in Conflict or Other Situations of Violence. (Submitted). Winter, K. A., Naji, S., Rietveld, R. M., Guyomarc'h, P., Baird, R., McDermott, C., MacGregor, D. M., Cabanzo, A., Cresswell, S. L., Villalobos, C., Matheson, C. Journal of Conflict Archaeology. [Journal Article]
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
Documentation of Missing Persons and Fallen Soldiers (2025). Winter, K. Battlefield Forensics Workshop [Poster Presentation].
Am I missing? Or am I right here? (2025). Winter, K. Pint of Science Australia [Presentation].
Documentation of Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons for Improved Identification Outcomes (2024). Winter, K. Global Military Personnel Identification Conference [Invited Presentation]
Documentation of Missing and Unidentified Persons for Identification (2024). Winter, K. Griffith University [Final Thesis Defence]
Addressing Improper Curation of Human Remains in Medico-Legal Contexts (2024). Winter, K., Dyess,
M. Becoming of Age: Ethics and Biological Anthropology in the 21st Century. [Book Chapter]
Dissemination of Audio-Visual Material Involving Human Remains (2024). Winter, K., Lopez Restrepo, J., Guyomarc'h, P. Becoming of Age: Ethics and Biological Anthropology in the 21st Century. [Book Chapter]
2024
2021
Identification of Human Remains: What? Like, it's hard? (2024). Winter, K. Australian New Zealand Forensic Scientific Society Queensland Branch Symposium. [Presentation]
Dissemination of Audio-Visual Material Involving Human Remains (2021). Winter, K., Lopez Restrepo, J., Guyomarc'h, P., Finegan, O. AnthroEthics in the 21st Century Conference. [Conference Presentation]