Marilynilpa
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I thought you all might enjoy reading this website-it is really relevant in this case.
http://what-when-how.com/forensic-sciences/recovery-of-human-remains/
also there has been much discussion about bodies being found or remains.
This article mentions BOTH and specifically mentions remains 2 times. I thought there was a difference? If so, why would this article use both terms?
And officials have concluded the autopsies of the remains, although the results aren’t finalized.
The Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny completed the autopsies of the remains on Friday, according to Dr. Dennis Klein. He said the results remain pending the outcome of further tests.
BBM
http://wcfcourier.com/news/evansdal...cle_eb5c81b6-42db-11e2-b39a-001a4bcf887a.html
Since the girls have been found I thought they were recently placed there but if it is remains that were found then I was wrong.
From the Recovery of Human Remains link you posted:
"The primary event in the recovery of human remains is finding the body. Most remains are found by accident. In the Midwest and South of the United States a majority of the remains are found in the fall or spring by hunters, farmers working their fields, or others such as hikers in the woods and construction workers performing excavations at job sites."
BBM
It looks like "human remains" and "body" are used interchangeably in this tutorial (which was very interesting, by the way, thanks for posting it.)
The word "body", in other words, doesn't mean the person has been dead a shorter amount of time than if the phrase "human remains" is used.
I think some have used the word "bodies" simply because it seems less harsh that the phrase "human remains" when talking about two dead little girls. JMO
ETA: I see cluciano63 has stated the same thing much more succinctly, LOL!