Herman the Shocker
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A 42-year-old woman was discovered dead, the body was covered with fungal plaques. She had been leading a…
Massive injuries from contact handgun wounds of the head, when they do occur, are associated with Magnum calibers,…
This individual died lying on top of a gun. The patterned appearance of the gun is seen because…
Postmortem animal depredation is a substantial part of the taphonomic processes a body undergoes after death. While the…
A woman was found dead in her apartment in January 2009. She had not been seen for 40…
This individual died from a complete body transection across abdomen, and decapitation in a motorcycle accident. Blunt-force abdominal…
This picture was taken by an Italian medical student during an autopsy on the island of Malta. Apparently,…
The "burst head" effect from a shotgun refers to extreme cranial trauma caused by a close-range shotgun blast…
Incomplete skeletonization of a forearm due to post-mortem animal scavenging by a domestic German Shepherd. Skeletonization (synonym: skeletalization)…
USA. A case of simple asphyxia combined with external airway obstruction by a plastic bag, in a suicidal…
This photo depicts a standard “execution type” drug hit. The victim’s hands were secured behind his back. A…
The individual shown in the image committed suicide by shotgun. The image is taken during autopsy. The head…
A 56-year-old woman was found dead in her bedroom. Her face and the bed were covered with thick…
This individual committed suicide by hanging. Here the body is at the morgue for inspection. Hanging is one…
2018 - Argentina. A 62 year old motorcyclist died after getting stuck to the rear underride guards of…
Numerous hesitation marks accompany the self-inflicted gouges to the neck by a broken bottle. Hesitation marks are not…
