Herman the Shocker
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An unrestrained right rear seat passenger was propelled forward during a front-end collision. She landed in the right…
Contact entry gunshot wound from a .22-caliber magnum. A magnum load, because it has more gunpowder in the…
A man was found dressed in a formal suit, having taken his own life with a self-inflicted shotgun…
! Child death warning ! The Russia-Ukraine war, now entering its fourth year as of April 2025, has…
Dismembered torso in a homicide case. The severed neck of a dismembered torso must be inspected carefully for…
This photo shows the effect of a bullet that has grazed the scalp. A bullet graze wound occurs…
This individual died and his body was scavenged by a cat, no further info. The phenomenon of postmortem…
Note the bloating and decompositional blisters as well as the greenish discoloration around the area of the abdomen.…
This individual was strangulated with a rope and then the assailant cut the neck. In a homicide where…
Shotgun wounds impart a large amount of energy to the tissues, particularly if fired at contact or close…
A hard contact entrance gunshot wound is present on the forehead of a young homicide victim. This type…
This individual has blunt abdominal wounds after falling out of the cabin when his tractor rolled over and…
Maggots cause most of the body's decomposition because the maggot will do the majority of the eating. Maggots…
This photo illustrates the level of violence involved in drug murders. This victim and his associate were tortured…
A case where death was caused by self strangulation. The initial picture is vaguely suggestive of the arm…
The head is the most common location for a suicidal shotgun wound (74%), followed by the chest (20%)…
