#clandestinegraves
Great example of using pig cadavers to learn how colonizing plants can be used to find clandestine graves.

I discuss similar examples in Chapter 3 of my book, Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes (OUP, 2022).
#forensics #botany #cadavers #clandestinegraves

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How dead pigs are helping in the search for missing victims of Mexico’s drug wars
Tens of thousands of families are desperately searching for loved ones ‘disappeared’ by the country’s drug cartels. Now, pigs, drones and AI are being used to find clandestine graves
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mexico’s Pig Burial Science: Uncovering Clandestine Graves!

In Jalisco, scientists are using clothed pig carcasses to mimic human remains, aiding the search for over 130,000 missing people linked to cartel violence. 

#MexicoMissing #ClandestineGraves #ForensicScience #JaliscoSearch #CartelViolence
July 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM