Herman the Shocker - Herman The Shocker - Page 98

Fig.1 Case 1, destruction of the cranium by a contact shot with hunting rifle (CZ 550, caliber 308 W, projectile SPCE-soft point cutting edge, 150 g) to the right temple. Bursting of the skullcap with complete exenteration of the brain (Krönlein shot).

Accident Suicide

Reconstruction of devastating head injuries

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Decomposition Mummification

Hot, dry conditions cause mummification, or the drying out of tissues

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Accident Asphyxiation Autoerotic Death

Autoerotic death inside plastic bag wearing latex mask and nipple clamps

Fig.1 Obviously distorted appearance of the head.

Accident

Distorted appearance of the head from a fatal crush injury

Fig.1 Wounds caused by a German shepherd postmortem [Colorized].

Animal Scavenging

Face and neck eaten by German shepherd

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Medical

A blood-spattered scene where a chronic alcoholic died on the toilet

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Decomposition

Skeletonization of the head

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Homicide

This body was discovered in a suitcase

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Decomposition

Body found floating in the Hudson River

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Suicide

Suicide with a homemade 12-gauge shotgun cartridge filled with screws, nuts, and other metal objects