Planned Complex Suicide by Self-Poisoning and a Manipulated Blank Revolver: Remarkable Findings Due to Multiple Gunshot Wounds and Self-Made Wooden Projectiles

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1371-1378

  Padosch, Stephan A ^a   Schmidt, Peter H ^b   Madea, Burkhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complex suicide; Forensic science; Gunshot wounds; Manipulated blank gun

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PROPOXUR;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE;

EID: 0242610945     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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