[hermantheshocker]

Some of the stuff I work on doesn't make the cut so I thought about gathering them up in a single post. So basically it's images I have little or no info about or I've decided that they don't get their own thread, for example, because of low image/content quality, lack of backstory or additional info/knowledge, possibly uninteresting, only one image but not very special. I still do the usual image work including upscaling and color correction as needed, as I prefer to have my content high quality and educational.

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Case 1


Fig1.1 Decomposing individual.

Decomposition, or putrefaction, is a combination of two processes: autolysis and bacterial action. Autolysis is the breakdown of cells and organs through an aseptic chemical process caused by intracellular enzymes. Because it is a chemical process, it is accelerated by heat, slowed by cold, and stopped by freezing. Bacterial action results in the conversion of soft tissues in the body to liquids and gases. The chemicals produced as a result of putrefaction are cadaverine and putrescine, hydrogen sulfide and other sulfides, which generate a horrible smell.

Maggots are the larval form of flies. Flies lay their eggs in small and sometimes large bulky clusters on accessible unsubmerged areas, crevices, and cavities of the body, preferring moist areas such as the eyes, nostrils, scalp, lips, ear canals, and open wounds. Individually, these are tiny, round to ovoid, tan-white structures that resemble seeds or grains of rice.

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Case 2


Fig2.1 Gunshot victim still retaining a loose hold of the weapon.

Many well documented reviews of gunshot suicides show that the weapon is found to be still in the grasp of the victim. This was defined in Garavaglia’s series of 498 deaths as having a finger on the trigger or loosely gripping the barrel or grip of the gun. Given this scientific background of the not uncommon finding of a gun being found loosely gripped in the hand or touching the trigger, we then note the progression to the use of the term “cadaveric spasm” in gunshot deaths.

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Case 3


Fig3.1 Death caused by self strangulation.


Fig3.2 Closer view of the hand retaining the cord and resting on the chest wall.

A case where death was caused by self strangulation. The initial picture is vaguely suggestive of the arm being in the air, however this is dispelled in the latter picture and by other scene photos. Although there are extremely unusual aspects to this case, it was deemed to be a suicide due to the lack of a struggle at the scene in a locked apartment and with the background of amphetamine usage.

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Case 4


Fig4.1 Shotgun gunshot wound to the head.


Fig4.2

The head is the most common location for a suicidal shotgun wound (74%), followed by the chest (20%) and then the abdomen (6%). In head wounds, the most common location was intraoral (50%), followed by under the chin (19%); side of head, including parietal and temporal wounds (15%); and the face, including the forehead (13%).

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Case 5


Fig5.1 Self-inflicted incised wounds.

This individual has self-inflicted incised wounds on the neck, in the antecubital fossae, and on the flexor aspects of the forearms, as well as on the wrists. Although the discovery of a body with multiple sharp force injuries can be alarming, the location/distribution of injuries is important in the differentiation between suicidal and homicidal injuries.

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Case 6


Fig6.1 Self-inflicted wounds to the neck by a broken bottle.

Numerous hesitation marks accompany the self-inflicted gouges to the neck by a broken bottle. Hesitation marks are not always present with self- inflicted incised wounds. Hesitation marks are usually straight sharp instrument wounds that are often found on the bodies, especially the wrists and neck area, of suicide victims. Hesitation marks tend to be of different depths as the victim experiments prior to cutting a deep enough wound to kill themselves.

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[Mr.NoCredit]

Nice post today! It’s always high content and informative. Thanks Herman!

[Bad_Ash]

[mrogrish]

Used to work in a cemetery . My coworker and I found this gentleman dead by his late wife's grave with his finger still on the trigger much like the fella in the second picture. Us men don't seem to live as long after the death of a spouse , or at least not as long as a woman does . If the wife dies first , the husband is usually soon to follow , from what I've noticed.

[K53]

Lives all cut short while still with years to live

[mr_feelgood]

Always a treat to get one of these

[Caf002]

Great post as always!

I am a little perplexed by the second one…..the red glove. Was he wanting to make a fashion statement?

[mr_feelgood]

Originally Posted by Caf002 ↗

Great post as always!

I am a little perplexed by the second one…..the red glove. Was he wanting to make a fashion statement?

I'm confused too. Perhaps the trigger was damaged and painful to pull with bare skin? That doesn't make much sense though

[Karma]

Thanks Herman.

[Razorhead]

Great set, thanks.