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This individual has fatal chop wounds on the side of the head from an axe. Chop wounds are…
Notice the protrusion of the tongue on this decomposing individual. The rate of decomposition depends on the temperature,…
A broad range of carnivores can be involved in the postmortem destruction of corpses located in open spaces…
Probes are effective in demonstrating the paths of projectiles through the body. All cutaneous wounds must be photographed…
Lacerations inflicted by a claw hammer. Multiple lacerations with split and abraded margins are typical for bludgeoning but…
This man has a gunshot wound on the right side of the chin. Stippling is evident immediately around…
Decomposition, or putrefaction, is a combination of two processes: autolysis and bacterial action. Autolysis is the breakdown of…
This man committed suicide by holding a grenade with both hands close to his mouth. Deaths from explosive…
On May 5, 1998, at approximately 9:17 a.m., Wichita, Kansas, officers were dispatched to a small, one-bedroom, duplex…
Note the bulging eyes, lips and face with protrusion of the tongue on this decomposing individual, all related…
The injuries sustained by victim who was beaten about the head and face with a rock. Homicidal blunt…
This victim who was inebriated had fallen off the bed unto the floor landing in this position with…
Middle-aged man committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun in the head. The head is the most…
The scrotal area enlarges during decomposition due to the buildup of gases produced by bacteria involved in the…
Explosive effect of a contact gunshot wound from a .44 magnum revolver. The explosive effect of the wound…
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