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Abstract
The phenomenon of “criminal dismemberment” remains under-explored in the scientific literature, despite its significant relevance as a post-homicidal behavior. This study seeks to address this gap by proposing an innovative, multifactorial methodology for the analysis of dismemberment cases. The methodology is structured into several key phases essential to ensuring the technical and scientific validity of the results, and it is designed to facilitate the reconstruction of injuries on dismembered cadaver sections in order to determine the sequence of events, establish the post-mortem interval, and assess the timing of injuries.