This report was prepared by Marie-Louise Kampmann, MSc, PhD and Niels Morling, MD, DMSc, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, commissioned by Magistrate Don Mario Carroza Espinosa and Magistrate Ms. Paola Plaza to investigate the death of Pablo Neruda. The objective was to secure the identity of the human remains examined and determine the state of human and bacterial DNA preservation and the presence of contamination and possible pathogens in the remains of Pablo Neruda. This was accomplished with the use of advanced forensic genetic examinations, DNA extraction, sequencing technology, and in-depth bioinformatic analysis.