Massive head trauma severely limiting visual identification. No further info. At close range, the shotgun is the most formidable and destructive of all small arms. For birdshot and buckshot loads, the severity and lethality of a shotgun wound depends on the number of pellets that enter the body, the organs struck by the pellets, and the amount of tissue destruction. Typically, these wounds are jagged, irregular lacerations with everted edges and bone fragments under the skin.
This individual committed suicide with a gunshot to the head. Head injuries from shotguns and high-powered rifles are…
The early bloating stage of decomposition is accompanied by drainage of red-brown purge fluid from the nose, mouth,…
Note the bulging eyes, lips and face with protrusion of the tongue on this decomposing individual, all related…