Early PCR-based DNA identification in a wartime mass-fatality event: archival reconstruction of the 1994 Duboki Jarak explosion.

AIM: To reconstruct the forensic identification process following the 1994 explosion at the Duboki Jarak military ammunition and explosive ordnance storage facility in Croatia and to evaluate the role of early PCR-based DNA typing in the identification of severely fragmented human remains under wartime conditions. METHODS: A retrospective archival analysis was conducted using original forensic, judicial, and laboratory documentation generated after the explosion. We reviewed crime scene records,