This article presents a case study of a victim murdered in 2008 and found in a clandestine burial. The body was found
in 2019 outside a rural residence in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. The article’s objective is to demonstrate the
relevance of having archaeologists and anthropologists on-site and the importance of multidisciplinary laboratory
analysis as part of a continuous process of investigation. The search, location, exhumation, and interpretation of the
burial was carried out using archaeological methods. In the laboratory, we reconstructed the biological profile and
cause of death using forensic anthropology, dentistry, image diagnosis, and genetics. The postmortem interval and
history were reconstructed from the entomological and taphonomic analyses. The individual’s identity was
confirmed and the evidence made it possible to locate and prosecute those responsible for the murder. Finally, the
classic indicators of burial are discussed in relation to those found in the case study presented here. The unsystematic
techniques used by the scientific police in cases of buried corpses are also critically assessed. We reflect on the
importance of collecting adequate scientific evidence to support a legal case.