Skip to main content

Colombia. This decomposing individual has a high-velocity gunshot wound. The entrance wound is under his right ear and the exit wound is on the left neck and face. Decomposition and skin slippage can be seen.

Fig.1 High-velocity gunshot wound.

Fig.2 Exit wound.

Latest posts

Fig.1 Bullet graze wound.

Bullet graze wound

| Gunshot | No Comments
This photo shows the effect of a bullet that has grazed the scalp. A bullet graze wound occurs…
Fig.1 Postmortem animal interference.

Postmortem animal interference

| Animal Scavenging | No Comments
This individual died and his body was scavenged by a cat, no further info. The phenomenon of postmortem…
Fig.1 Bloating and decompositional blisters.

Bloating and decompositional blisters

| Decomposition | No Comments
Note the bloating and decompositional blisters as well as the greenish discoloration around the area of the abdomen.…
Fig.1

Strangulation with a rope and cut neck

| Asphyxiation, Homicide | No Comments
This individual was strangulated with a rope and then the assailant cut the neck. In a homicide where…