Suicide with associated acts of arson: Two cases from Colorado

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 893-895

  Adair, Thomas W ^a   Fisher, Angela ^a  

^a Westminster Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Arson; Complex suicide; Death investigation; Forensic science; Self immolation; Staged death; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARSON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX SUICIDE; DEATH; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF IMMOLATION; SUICIDE; THERMAL INJURY; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AGED; COLORADO; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33745746982     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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