Herman the Shocker
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An elderly woman was found dead in October 2002 in her third floor apartment in urban Cologne, Germany.…
Whether the death is accidental, suicidal, or homicidal is one of the main questions asked of the forensic…
Postmortem animal interference of human corpses or remains is a well known phenomenon to forensic death investigators, the…
This woman has fatal injuries after falling on an escalator. Linear lacerations and abrasions are clearly consistent with…
A 22-year-old woman in Russia committed suicide by lying on the tracks in front of an oncoming train.…
The stippling around an intermediate-range gunshot wound will vary with the firearm and ammunition used. This is an…
A man’s body was found floating in the ocean approximately one-half mile offshore. A gaping head wound was…
Many well documented reviews of gunshot suicides show that the weapon is found to be still in the…
Decomposition, or putrefaction, is a combination of two processes: autolysis and bacterial action. Autolysis is the breakdown of…
This man committed suicide through the mouth with a rifle, in the photo we see the exit wound…
An unrestrained right rear seat passenger was propelled forward during a front-end collision. She landed in the right…
Contact entry gunshot wound from a .22-caliber magnum. A magnum load, because it has more gunpowder in the…
A man was found dressed in a formal suit, having taken his own life with a self-inflicted shotgun…
! Child death warning ! The Russia-Ukraine war, now entering its fourth year as of April 2025, has…
Dismembered torso in a homicide case. The severed neck of a dismembered torso must be inspected carefully for…
This photo shows the effect of a bullet that has grazed the scalp. A bullet graze wound occurs…
