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diagram/sketch can provide additional detail as to size of and distance
between objects. Examples would include radius measurements of pattern
injuries suspected to be bitemarks, distances between pattern injuries on
a body, and distances between skeletal remains subject to intentional dis-
memberment or predation. A diagram/sketch can be utilized to emphasize
targets of interest or eliminate unnecessar y detail. An example of t his wou ld
be a faint bitemark on the body of a deceased individual exhibiting advanced
postmortem mottling of the skin. The bitemark could be enhanced on the
Table 17.1 Photographic Log