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This picture was taken by an Italian medical student during an autopsy on the island of Malta. Apparently,…
The "burst head" effect from a shotgun refers to extreme cranial trauma caused by a close-range shotgun blast…
Incomplete skeletonization of a forearm due to post-mortem animal scavenging by a domestic German Shepherd. Skeletonization (synonym: skeletalization)…
USA. A case of simple asphyxia combined with external airway obstruction by a plastic bag, in a suicidal…
This photo depicts a standard “execution type” drug hit. The victim’s hands were secured behind his back. A…
The individual shown in the image committed suicide by shotgun. The image is taken during autopsy. The head…
A 56-year-old woman was found dead in her bedroom. Her face and the bed were covered with thick…
This individual committed suicide by hanging. Here the body is at the morgue for inspection. Hanging is one…
2018 - Argentina. A 62 year old motorcyclist died after getting stuck to the rear underride guards of…
Numerous hesitation marks accompany the self-inflicted gouges to the neck by a broken bottle. Hesitation marks are not…
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This individual has self-inflicted incised wounds on the neck, in the antecubital fossae, and on the flexor aspects…
Serbia. A 67-year-old woman, without any somatic or psychiatric comorbidities, was found dead in a shed in her…
This individual was run over by a train. Railroad deaths in the US totaled 757 in 2020, a…
USA. A cluster of incised wounds across the face and neck. Incised wounds can also be referred to…
Occasionally, one is able to glean important information from wounds such as in the 19-year-old female featured in…
