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Journal article
[Formation of a "crow's foot pattern" in the smoke residue in homicide by forehead gunshot injury].
- Hochmeister M Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Universität Basel, Schweiz.
- Dirnhofer R
- 1989-01-01
Published in:
- Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of legal medicine. - 1989
English
We report a "crowsfoot-like" pattern in the smoke marks around the entrance of a close-range bullet wound in the center of the forehead; the weapon in this homicide was a revolver. This pattern only occurs if the facial muscles that form expression are completely contracted at the moment the shooting occurs and if the victim expects the event. The wrinkles gather around the entrance of the bullet, and this wound pattern may indicate that the shot was expected by the victim and represent a piece of the mosaic that might help clarify the circumstances in a case.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1007/bf00200653
- PMID 2800733
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/34521
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