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03-23-2019, 02:13 PM
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Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
Suicide by bomb resulting in complete decapitation In the fall of 2011, the badly injured body of a 65-year-old male was found on its back in the backyard of his home. A suicide note was found in the home, which indicated that the decedent wanted to “take the quick way out” of life, saying that he was depressed and in pain. Investigative information confirmed that the man was a military veteran with training in explosives. The victim's neighbors and brother, who contacted police as they had not heard from him in some time, explained that the decedent was constantly using explosives. The neighbors had mentioned that four days prior, they had heard and felt the biggest explosion they had ever heard from his property, but had not contacted anyone since he was always blowing things up. Upon arrival at the scene, police were initially concerned about additional explosive devices, as the decedent had previously expressed antigovernment sentiment. This fear was heightened by the presence of a hand-held remote detonator device and another electrical device at the scene. As a result, the bomb squad was called and a robot was used to closely examine the remains and the scene prior to moving the body. There were no more explosives found near the body, but unarmed explosives were found in the decedent's residence and disposed of at the scene. Reconstruction of the event suggested that the decedent sat in a lawn chair, placed the explosive device between his knees, and leaned forward, with his head close to the device. The decedent had apparently purposefully kept his hands/fingers away from the explosion, apparently knowing that visual identification would be impossible after the explosion, but fingerprint comparison would be possible. As the case was deemed an obvious suicide by the coroner and police investigators, no further testing was undertaken to determine the exact nature of the explosives used in this event. As such, despite the collection of trace evidence and clothing, no further examination was performed. Because of the extent of injury, there was virtually no blood remaining in the body; therefore, blood toxicology testing could not be performed. A urine drug screen tested positive for opiates, acetaminophen, topiramate, norcyclobenzprine, and dihydrocodeine. The body was only tentatively identified at the time of autopsy, based on circumstance. Subsequent positive identification was made by fingerprint comparison. The cause of death was explosion/blast injuries from a bomb. The manner of death was suicide.  Image 1: Scene photograph showing the victim in a collapsed lawn chair in the middle of the backyard of his rural residence, with notable absence of the head.  Image 2: Bomb squad robotic device used to perform initial body exam.  Image 3: Absence of head and neck, with injuries of shoulders/upper chest.  Image 4: Knee injuries.  Image 5: Irregularly ragged, badly injured remnants of both lungs and the heart (upper central) were present within the chest, and the liver showed extensive injuries as well.  Image 6: The appearance of the upper torso after removal of the injured internal organs, showing extensive musculoskeletal trauma.  Image 7: Hand swabbings were collected in case testing for explosives was to be undertaken.  Image 8: A photograph of the T-shirt that the decedent was wearing at the time of the explosion. (last image) Source: Journal of Academic Forensic Pathology article: Suicide by Bomb, with Decapitation |
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03-23-2019, 04:19 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
Get the frying pan on.
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03-23-2019, 04:21 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
that's one painless way to die. at least he had time for his favorite breakfast cereal.  ·  ·  · |
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03-23-2019, 05:31 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
Awesome post!  Dude exited the mortal coil with a literal bang. |
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03-23-2019, 07:53 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
It blew his fucking kneecaps off  |
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03-23-2019, 11:51 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
I will go out on a limb here and wager that he served in 'Nam, given his birth year (1946). If true, then this case should serve as testament to the truth about PTSD---it is chronic and cannot be wished away. My only sibling (bro is 10 years my senior) served in '91 Gulf War and he has yet to fully put Iraq behind him. 'Nam was worse by most regards, but everyone sees their service through different lens. Most would rather not talk about it, but some folks are open books and will personally share with you every grisly detail. Keep up the posts, OP, I'm digging those detailed forensic photos. |
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03-23-2019, 11:52 PM
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Re: Suicide by Bomb Resulting in Complete Decapitation
Wasn't there a shock site by that name, YEARS ago? Impressivedeath.com? If not, then there should be. It has a catchy ring to it. |
