[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 Exit gunshot wound.

Exit gunshot wounds are usually irregular in shape and relatively large – and may be confused with contact entrance wounds. exit wounds tend to vary widely in their appearance and may be multiple (in the event of fragmentation of the projectile or secondary projectiles resulting from shattered bone), very irregular in shape (even mimicking incised wounds) and are usually significantly larger than the entrance wounds. care should be taken to differentiate contact entrance wounds from exit wounds, especially to the head. examining the base of the wound for signs of blackening and searing will help.

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Case 2


Fig2.1 Firearm discharged into the mouth.

Note the tissue tears extending from the sides of the mouth. These tears result from the large amount of gases exiting the end of the barrel at high pressures. The discharge of a weapon involves the release not only of a projectile but of hot gas under high pressure as well. If the lips are sealed around the barrel, the rapid expansion of departed gases causes the cheeks and face to balloon far beyond their elastic capacity. This results in the characteristic tears seen in the figures.

In a contact shot fired anywhere on the head, the gases from the firing discharge can enter into the skull. This results in an acute build-up of intracranial pressure with the rigid cranium attempting to accommodate it by expansion. Gases under pressure accumulate inside the cranium and in the process of attempting to release this build-up of pressure, fractures will arise with outward expansion with outwards pushing of the fracture fragments and consent tears (lacerations) through the skin of the face as these sharp and tough bony fragments are pushed outwards. This is seen especially on the face and this produces facial distortion effects.

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Case 3


Fig3.1 Body recovered from the bank of a swamp.

The body of a 35-year-old woman was recovered from the bank of a swamp in the southeastern United States. The presence of gnaw marks on the amputated forearm bones and long strands of tissue consistent with large teeth marks, relate to alligator anthropophagy.

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Case 4


Fig4.1 Decomposed body found in a car.

This decedent was found in a car. Given the degree of decomposition, a protected sequestered source of DNA should be sought. DNA can still be found in sufficient quantities in the marrow of the femur for use in identification. Another source of DNA in decomposed bodies is the dental pulp in a tooth. In this case, the decedent had no teeth that could be used for analysis.

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Case 5


Fig5.1 Carbonized corpse.

Carbonized corpse prepared for dental identification. Postmortem identification represents one of the great branches of study and research in forensic dentistry and medicine, considering that both sciences deal with a same material—the human body at different stages, such as ripped, lacerated, carbonized, macerated, putrefied, skeletonized—always with a single objective, that is to say, to establish human identity.

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Case 6


Fig6.1 Putrefying corpse.

Deceased individuals that may require identity confirmation include the homeless, illegal/undocumented immigrants, burnt, or decomposed bodies, and disfigured, skeletal remains of individuals.

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Case 7


Fig7.1 This adult male was missing for 2 weeks.

2001 - Ventura County, California. This adult male was missing for 2 weeks and was eventually recovered on an ocean beach after drowning. The condition of the facial tissue obviously prevents visual identification as a reliable means of identity determination.

The condition of the facial tissues prevented visual identification as a reliable means of identity determination. Dental records (written and X-rays) were obtained by law enforcement and used to compare with dental findings obtained at autopsy. The few teeth remaining in the jaws were consistent with the dental records and the identification was determined by the medical examiner. The cause of death was drowning and the manner of death was accidental. No foul play was suspected.

Read about this case here

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[Bastet]

Yet another forceful shock therapy post The #3 is strangely heartwarming: aaww, the alligator(s) got to have a feast! The #7 is still my favorite from the bunch. I'm usually quite eloquent but my reaction seeing that pic can be summed up to one emoji:

[Sick0ne1]

[Eternally Solo]

I can smell the purifying corpse ... blech!

[Karma]

Wowwwww. 7 I keep going back to.

Thanks Herman.

[mr_feelgood]

That last one looks like he is melting

[v1r]

Great stuff Herman!

[Vixənn]

I always look forward to the shocker mixes.

great stuff.

[HiBypass]

the people who stumble on the bodies in these conditions must be mortified.

[FukADuk]

Keep up the good work, Herm!!