A first time for everything: Homicide involving the Brenneke® SuperSabot shotgun slug

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 459-461

  Tharp, Amy M ^a   Jason, Donald R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brenneke; Forensic science; Sabot; Shotgun slug

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOT SOLE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SHOE; SOFT TISSUE; THIGH;

ADULT; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33847122992     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00374.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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