Collective concealment: Exploring group-based body disposal in Australian homicide cases

Group-based body disposal in homicide cases is a largely unstudied area despite there being substantial research examining group-based homicide. This article provides a base for this type of offending using an Australian sample of homicide cases in which victims’ remains are moved from the murder scene. The results of this study found some previously unstudied behaviours in the field of homicide such as the presence of temporary storage sites for remains, and the use of multiple disposal sites for dismembered remains and other items relating to the murder. This study provides a base for future research into the phenomenon of group-based body disposal as a specific area of study.