最近の法蘚類学レビューで注目された事例の一つ――当メディアの「苔が犯罪解決に役立つ」という以前の記事で取り上げた――が、2009年のイリノイ州AlsipのBurr Oak Cemeteryスキャンダルである。従業員が墓を移して区画を再販売した疑いで、小さな苔の塊が決定的証拠を提供した。法廷分析で苔の種を特定し、埋没時間を推定して遺体を最近の攪乱と結びつけ、2015年の有罪判決に貢献した。
2009年、当局はイリノイ州AlsipのBurr Oak Cemeteryで不正を発見し、従業員が古い墓を掘り起こし、遺体を敷地内の他所へ移動させ、空いた区画を再販売した疑いをかけられた。事件は2015年に裁判に進み、そこで微小な苔の欠片が重要な証拠として浮上した。
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