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The murder of two men

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In March 2012 a charred corpse was found near the Shkotovo-Artem highway in Russia. The corpse was discovered…
Fig.1 Facial injuries sustained when a letter bomb exploded as it was being opened.

Facial injuries sustained when a letter bomb exploded as it was being opened

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Facial injuries sustained when a letter bomb exploded as it was being opened. No further info. It is…
Fig.1 4th degree burns on the head.

Fire exposure after lethal hypothermia

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A 49-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment after a fire in a residential building in Germany.…
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Man commits suicide at ex-wife’s house

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Thailand. A 40-year-old taxi driver broke in to the apartment of his ex-wife and set it on fire,…
Fig.2 Right lateral view of the head and neck showing the knife in situ and the associated large wound.

Man located in a burnt-out car with a knife protruding from his neck

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This middle-aged male individual was located in a burnt-out car with a knife protruding from his neck. This…
Fig.1 Animal feeding on badly burned body.

Animal feeding on badly burned body

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Nassau County, New York. This badly burned body had been dumped at an outside location where animals fed…

Moment of impact that killed wing walker Jane Wicker

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Vandalia, Ohio. On June 22, 2013, an airplane carrying wing walker Jane Wicker crashed at the Vectren Dayton…
Fig.1 Identification of badly charred and burned remains.

Identification of badly charred and burned remains

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In this particular case, the badly charred and burned remains of the victim of a kidnapping, rape, and…
Fig.1 Victim was found burned and chained to a metal support column beneath an I-beam. He had Darby cuffs securing his feet with a chain running up from the Darby cuffs to his handcuffed hands and then to the top of the metal support column where it was affixed to a padlock. There were severe burns to the waist, chest, and upper thighs, feet, and arms. Note the mirror in the background.

Autoerotic death – Man found burned and chained to a metal support column

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Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Police officers were summoned to a residence to check on the welfare of a man…
Fig.1 Anterior view of the head showing extensive loss of soft tissues of the head and exposure of the teeth and mandible. NB: the frames of glasses are still in situ.

Man burned to death when a LPG cylinder ignited

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This male individual was driving when an LPG cylinder(Liquefied petroleum gas), which was in the front passenger side…
Fig.1 The decedent on his right front side at the base of a wood wall in the partial log cabin-type home.

25-year-old Montana man dies in house fire

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2010 - Montana, US. This 25-year-old man apparently was known to have been drinking into the early morning…