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Analyses of the hypnotic triazolam from the remains of two human skeletons buried underground for 4 years were made for purposes of confirmation. The bone marrow and mummified muscle were digested with 2 M sodium hydroxide, efficiently extracted using a 3-step solvent extraction procedure, and selectively analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with the negative ion chemical ionization mode. Estazolam was the internal standard used. Triazolam was detected in all the samples; the concentrations were 0.36 ng/g in the bone marrow of one victim, and 0.37 and 5.5 ng/g in the bone marrow and mummified muscle of the other victim. This method should prove useful for determination of triazolam in extensively decomposed bodies.
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Received: 11 February 1997 / Received in revised form: 14 April 1997
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Kudo, K., Sugie, H., Syoui, N. et al. Detection of triazolam in skeletal remains buried for 4 years. Int J Leg Med 110, 281–283 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050086
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050086