The Economic Times

Alavandar Murder Case: Half head that still teaches medical students more than 70 years later

Alavandar Murder Case: A preserved human head, labeled M 11, at Madras Medical College is a teaching tool from the 1952 C Alavandar murder. Forensic experts identified the dismembered victim without DNA, using anatomical matching, ear-piercing patterns, and fingerprints, solving one of India's most famous criminal investigations.