%0 Journal Article
%T Body Recovery After the ¡°First 48¡±: Implications for Sexual Homicide Investigations
%A Eric Beauregard
%A Kylie Reale
%J Homicide Studies
%@ 1552-6720
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1088767918795209
%X There is a lack of research examining the relationship between body recovery times and the ¡°first 48,¡± despite the risk of forensic evidence deteriorating and the difficulty in forming leads without a body. The study explores factors influencing body recovery¡ªboth during and after the critical 48-hr investigative window¡ªin sexual homicide cases. Offender characteristics, victimology, contact scene and body recovery locations, and forensic awareness strategies are used to predict body recovery after the ¡°first 48.¡± Findings suggest that certain offenders can delay body recovery past the first 48 because they utilized detection avoidance strategies during the crime-commission process
%K first 48
%K sexual homicide
%K body recovery
%K forensic awareness
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1088767918795209