Hanging

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Fig.1 The victim was hanging with plastic ropes on a treadmill.

A case of planned complex suicide

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South Korea. Translated from Korean. The deceased is an unemployed 66-year-old man. After his divorce, he lived alone…
Fig.1 The victim’s hair covered her face. There was a belt wrapped tightly around her neck.

Female autoerotic death

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Chicago, Illinois. The victim was a 34-year-old white female, who lived alone in an apartment on the north…
Fig.1 A 55-year-old man was found dead in his friend’s apartment.

Autoerotic death in a special metal construction

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A 55-year-old man was found dead in his friend’s apartment. The victim’s body was suspended in a special…

Man in a state of advanced decay after suicide

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This individual was found in a state of advanced decay, he had committed suicide by hanging. No further…

Complex suicide

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USA. A planned complex suicide. Note the gun on the floor near the decedent’s feet. The victim had…
Fig.1 The deceased was hanging on the cage of an elevating work platform.

Man found hanging on the cage of an elevating work platform

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The body of a 39-year-old man without any history of drug abuse or illness was found in a…

Man found dead in a homemade autoerotic suspension equipment

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Spain. A 59-year-old man was discovered dead in his home, he was suspended by a harness and a…
Fig.2 A rope was tied to an iron room divider and was around the neck, but tightened when the victim’s head was in a forward position.

87-year-old autoerotic death

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Wayne Township, New Jersey. This case involved an 87-year-old male who was discovered after police went to his…
Fig.1 Prison inmate who wrote an inscription on the wall of the prison cell using his own blood before hanging himself.

Satan is coming take me home

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USA. Self-inflicted injuries on a prison inmate who hanged himself after writing "Satan is coming take me home"…

Man found hanging and decomposing in the forest

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A young man in Brazil was found hanged and decomposed in the forest, he had been missing for…

Hanging with mummified body

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Spain. This individual committed suicide by hanging, with possible change of mind and attempt to remove the ligature,…
Fig.2 Detectives noticed the prominent ligature mark around the victim’s neck consistent with hanging.

Embarrassed wife finds her husband dead from autoerotic asphyxiation

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Knox County, Tennessee, USA. Police were called to a home residence in connection with an unresponsive man. His…
Fig.1 The deceased was registered in the guest house as male.

Suicide by hanging

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New Delhi, India. The incident took place in one of the guest houses in the city. The deceased…
Fig.1 Death scene. Her face was pale and the protrusion of the tongue was observed.

Woman committed suicide by hanging herself in her bathroom

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Germany. A 45-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself in her bathroom. The string was attached to the…
Fig.2 The victim was suspended with ligature to the shower frame.

Female autoerotic death

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North Carolina, USA. The body of a white female, 33 years old, who had recently been laid off…
Fig.1 Death scene. A 46-year-old male dentist was found dead of ligature strangulation next to a dental unit at the dental clinic where he worked.

Ligature strangulation using a dental unit

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Seoul, South Korea. The victim, a 46-year-old male dentist, was found dead of ligature strangulation next to a…

Christmas is cancelled – Autoerotic death

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A 52-year-old man was found dead, already putrefied, in his apartment. He wore women’s underwear with a female…
Fig.1 Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation. Colorized by Hermantheshocker.

Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation

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This woman was decapitated after committing suicide by hanging. The image was in black and white and I…
Fig.1 Woman who committed suicide by hanging found 19 months later.

Woman who committed suicide by hanging found 19 months later

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Germany. A decomposed body was found hanging from a tree in a forest. The body belonged to a…
Fig.1 Hanging position of deceased.

A young man committed suicide by hanging

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India. A young man aged about 26-year got married a couple of years back, he used to maintain…
Fig.1 The victim was dressed as a woman complete with outerwear and undergarments.

Cross-dressed male autoerotic death

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Columbus, Ohio. The victim was a 22-year-old male, who reportedly had been experimenting with asphyxial recreation for a…
Fig.1 Complex suicide of a 31-year-old man.

Complex suicide of a 31-year-old man

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Germany. Complex suicide of a 31-year-old man following the attempted killing of his 29-year-old partner. Atypical hanging in…
Fig.2 The man spent hours preparing for his events. This included makeup, female undergarments & outerwear. The mucous and protruding tongue are consistent with asphyxial death.

Autoerotic Death at the Weight Bench

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Hobbs, New Mexico, USA. This was the view that the arriving police officers had when they responded to…
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The hanging French maid

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Germany. A 21-year-old man was found hanging in a stairwell. A noose ran around the neck, ascending to…