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  1. Keyes, C.A., Myburgh, J., and Brits, D. (2022). Identifying forensically relevant urban scavengers in Johannesburg, South Africa. Science and Justice, 62: pp. 399-409.
  2. Moar, J.J. and Hill, L. (2022). Histopathological findings in a fatal case of paraquat poisoning. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 43(1): pp. 69-72.
  3. Medar, S., Keyes, C.A. and Jena-Stuart, S., (2021). A 10-year retrospective review on mob justice fatalities examined at the Germiston Forensic Pathology Medico-legal Service. Forensic Medicine, Science and Pathology, 17(4): pp. 602-610.
  4. Keyes, C.A., Liphoko, K.L. (2021). A 5-year overview of fatal thermal and electrical burns in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 117(5/6): pp. 1-9.
  5. Steyn, M., Bacci, N. and Holland, S. (2021). Patterning of fractures in a case of intimate partner homicide (IPH). Journal of Forensic Sciences, 66: pp. 766-774.
  6. Mahon, T-J., Maboke, N.P. and Myburgh, J. (2021). The use of different detergents in skeletal preparations. Forensic Science International, 327: pp. 1.6.
  7. Keyes, C.A., Myburgh, J. and Brits, D. (2021). Animal scavenging on pig cadavers in the Lowveld of South Africa. Forensic Science International, 327(110969): pp. 1-9.
  8. Keyes, C.A., Myburgh, J. and Brits, D. (2021). Scavenger activity in a peri-urban agricultural setting in the Highveld of South Africa. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 135(3): pp. 979–991.
  9. Hill, L., Gilbert, A. and Coetzee, M. (2020). Modelling temperature variations using Monte Carlo Simulation: implications for estimation of the postmortem interval based on insect development times. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(6): pp. 2160–2164.
  10. Brits, D., Steyn, M. and Hansmeyer, C. (2020). Identifying the unknown and the undocumented: the Johannesburg (South Africa) experience. In: Ubelaker, D., Zapico, S. and Parra, R. (eds.), Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living. Volume 1. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ. pp. 681-692.
  11. Keyes, C.A., Myburgh, J., Brits, D. (2020) Taphonomic bone trauma caused by Southern African scavengers. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134: pp. 1227-1238.
  12. Orr, F., Keyes, C.A., and Alli, A. (2020). Development and validation of an instrument for procedure-related death notification. South African Medical Journal, 110(2): pp. 140-144.
  13. Labuschagne, G. (2020). Stalking in South Africa. In: Choon, H. and Sheridan, L.L. (eds.), Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behaviour: An International Perspective. John Wiley & Sons. pp 227-244.
  14. Jina, R., Machisa, M., Labuschagne, G., Vetten, L-A., Loots, L. and Jewkes, R. (2020). Unspoken victims: A national study of male rape incidents and police investigations in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 110(9): pp.926-931.
  15. Keyes, C.A. (2019). How reliable is the charred body scale? An interobserver reliability study on scoring burned remains. Burns, 45: pp. 1673-1679.
  16. Woodhams, J., Tonkin, M., Burrell, A., Imre, H., Winter, J.M., Lam, E.K.M., et al. (2019). Linking serial sexual offences: Moving towards an ecologically valid test of the principles of crime linkage. Legal and Criminal Psychology, 24(1): pp. 123-140.
  17. Pon, D. and Fenyvesi, I.J. (2018). A validated method for the detection and quantification of synthetic cannabinoids in whole blood and urine, and its application to postmortem cases in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Chemistry, 71: pp. 24-29.
  18. Mahon, T-J., Friedling, L.J. and Gordon, G. (2018). The use of ventral fusion between sacral elements S1 and S2 as an additional age-at-death indicator in a Black South African skeletal sample. Forensic Science International, 286: pp. 1-6.
  19. Mahon, T-J., Friedling, L.J. and Gordon, G. (2017). Spheno-occipital synchondrosis: examining the degree of fusion in a South African Black skeletal sample. Forensic Science International, 278: pp. 1-5.
  20. Amashnee, S., Gordon, G. and Govender, I. (2016). Non-fatal injuries of interpersonal violence at the Leratong Provincial Hospital, South Africa. South African Family Practice, 58(3): pp. 80-86.
  21. Keyes, C.A., Hill, L. and Gordon, G. (2016). An Appraisal of decomposition cases received at the Johannesburg Forensic Pathology Service Medico-legal Mortuary during 2010–2011. Journal of Forensic Science, 61(2): pp. 452-457.
  22. Moar, J., Hill L. and Stewart, M. (2016). Histopathological findings in a fatal case of Rinkhals Envenomation: a new forensic pathology finding? American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 37(4): pp. 236-240.
  23. Gordon, G. and Steyn, M. (2016). A discussion of current issues and concepts in the practice of skull-photo/craniofacial superimposition. Forensic Science International, 262: pp. 1-4.
  24. Salfati, G., Horning, A., Sorochinski, M. and Labuschagne, G.N. (2015). South African serial homicide: consistency in victim types and crime scene actions across series, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 12: pp. 83-106.             
  25. Sorochinski, M., Salfati, G. and Labuschagne, G.N. (2015). Classification of planning and violent behaviours in serial homicide: a cross-national comparison between South Africa and US. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 12: pp. 69-82.
  26. Horning, A., Salfati, G. and Labuschagne, G.N. (2015). South African serial homicide: a victim-focused behavioural typology. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling: 12, pp. 44-68.
  27. Salfati, G., Labuschagne, G.N., Horning, A., Sorochinski, M. and De Wet, J. (2015). South African serial homicide: offender and victim demographics and crime scene actions. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 12: pp. 18-43.
  28. Labuschagne, G.N. and Salfati, G. (2015). An examination of serial homicide in South Africa: the practice to research link. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 12: pp. 4-17.
  29. Sherriff, B., MacKenzie, S., Swart, L., Seedat, M., Bangdiwala, S. and Ngude, R.G. (2015). A comparison of urban-rural injury mortality rates across two South African provinces, 2007. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 22 (1): pp. 75 - 85.
  30. Labuschagne, G. (2014). The use of linkage analysis evidence in serial offense trials In: Woodhams, J. and Bennell, C. (eds.), Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice. CRC Press.
  31. Moeng, S.F.A.P. and, Moar J.J. (2014). QuickClot masquerading as Glaser shot: a new forensic pathology artifact? American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 33(3): pp. 238-241.
  32. du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Dempers, J., Verster, J., Hattingh, C., Nel, H., Brandt, V.D., et al. (2013). Toward a standardized investigation protocol in sudden unexpected deaths in infancy in South Africa: a multicenter study of medico-legal investigation procedures and outcomes. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology. 9(3): pp. 344-350.
  33. Vellema, J. and Scholtz, H. (2011). Forensic Aspects of Ballistic Injury In: Brooks, A.J., Clasper, J., Midwinter, M., Hodgetts, T.J. and Mahoney, P.F. (eds). Ryan's Ballistic Trauma: A Practical Guide. Springer Science & Business Media.
  34. Vellema, J. (2006). Forensic evidence in clinical settings. CME: Your SA Journal of CPD. 24(2): pp. 64-67.
  35. Vellema, J. and Scholtz, H.J. (2005). Forensic aspects of ballistic injury. In: Ballistic Trauma. Springer, London. pp 91-121.
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