[hermantheshocker]

A recently deceased 48-year-old male was found supine, in a wooded area (Fig.1). There was a belt around his neck; with the hook of the buckle fastened into one of the belt eyelets. Next to the corpse was a torn-open bag with white powder, an empty water bottle, and a sausage jar containing a hardened, white plaster mass. There was also a teaspoon with a whitish plaster deposit on the man's jacket near the right breast pocket. According to the police investigation, the man had a history of alcohol abuse, a prior suicide attempt, and recently expressed continuing suicidal intent.


Fig.1 Death scene: The deceased in supine position with whitish material in the region of the mouth. Note the fastened belt around the neck as well as the torn-open bag filled with plaster and the empty water bottle on the right side of the corpse. On the left side of the deceased a sausage jar with white plaster mass is visible.


Fig.2 White plaster material in the oral cavity and on the left cheek.

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Exterior examination of the male corpse revealed a 3.5–4-cm wide, circular, pallid area around the throat. The skin of the face was dark red in color. There were individual punctiform hemorrhages on the skin of the upper eyelids. The same type of hemorrhage was also discernible in the heavily congested conjunctiva. Abundant white, crumbly plaster deposits were evident on the area around the mouth and within the oral cavity (Fig.2). On the flexor surface of the left lower arm, from the elbow to the lower third of the underarm, skin defects that were partially healed and partially scarred over were present. On the flexor surface of the left wrist was a 4.5-cm long, gaping incision wound, that was partially healed, with granulation tissue visible in its depths. In addition, both hands exhibited white plaster deposits.

The autopsy of the man displayed hemorrhages due to congestion in the frontal portion of the scalp and punctiform hemorrhages in the epicardium. The palatine tonsils displayed massive blood congestion. After preparation, the neck displayed hemorrhage in a strap muscle to the right of the thyroid cartilage. In addition, the brain was edematous and the spleen was depleted of blood. In the pharynx and the esophagus, a white, partially solidified mass of plaster nearly completely filled the lumen. There was also a white plaster conglomerate in the area of the hypopharynx, almost completely occluding the laryngeal opening. The stomach contained 300 ml of a whitish-gray fluid that was interspersed with streaks of plaster.

According to the autopsy, cause of death was compression resulting from a force against the throat by a belt fastened around the throat with additional obstruction of the laryngeal opening due to a large mass of plaster.

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[uknews]

So, he ingested plaster and throttled himself?

Lol @ sausage jar. That's not a phrase where I come from and sounds amusing

[BillabongRIP]

I Can't Believe It's Not Stucco

[Shadolife]

I think a horny carpenter with huge balls came down his throat, surprising him during auto erotic activities.

[yuma_okita]

A determined death.

[Brynjar]

Started making his own death mask then dies before it's completed.

[Zurria]

This is awful and all but uh. You put your sausages in jars?

[ScumSucker]

Here in Ireland we use the term 'plastered' for someone who is drunk, ie 'he was plastered last night!'. This case gives a whole new meaning to that phrase...

[Sa Bal]

they mean wieners. It's a wiener jar. Like

this doesn't make it ok but that's what he had

[William May]

My doctors say I have less than 50 years left to live. My pre-planned suicide is eating chocolate donuts, after which I suffer death by tickling, while being fellated to death by supermodels. Hermanshocker should be able to find the details and film, and snapshots, and drawings, and the oil paintings, after I'm gone. I may have a hard time organizing it, but believe me, I'm doing my best! I'm NOT a quitter when I make a plan!