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Suicides disguised as homicides through weapon concealment: A two‐way copycat phenomenon between fiction and real world

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Suicides disguised as homicides present a persistent challenge in forensic case analysis, particularly when the weapon is deliberately removed after discharge. This study investigates the evolution of weapon concealment techniques—specifically the “load‐and‐rope” and “helium balloon‐tied gun” methods—across documented casework, forensic ...
Ernesto Damiani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal persistence and physicochemical modification of inorganic gunshot residue (IGSR)

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the medicolegal context, GSR analysis plays a key role in clarifying the dynamics of firearm‐related deaths, including lesion identification and firing distance determination. However, postmortem alterations of the body, such as thermal exposure, may influence the analysis of lesions and complicate interpretation.
Gianmarco Argentiero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of child sexual assault in Laghouat, Algeria: a hospital-based forensic study (2017-2024). [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Benyagoub M   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

New PMCT multi‐indicator ossification standards for age estimation of the knee in modern Australian and North American children

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Skeletal age estimation is crucial to medicolegal work, aiding subadult identification, and living age assessments in legal contexts. This study aims to document the ontogeny of knee skeletal indicators on post‐mortem computed tomography (PMCT), and quantify interpopulation variation between modern American and Australian children.
Taliah Swart   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of forensic anthropology casework across two urban Midwest Medical Examiner's offices, 2013–2022

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic anthropology has garnered greater attention in the academic and medicolegal communities with more practitioners embedded in Medical Examiner's and Coroner's offices. Practitioners have varied roles and responsibilities, leaving few opportunities to compare the nature, breadth, and outcomes of their casework.
Erin B. Waxenbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forensic neuropathology: 2026 update. [PDF]

open access: yesFree Neuropathol
Matschke J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Firearm sexual homicide offenders: Criminal careers, psychopathology, and offense conduct

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Most homicides are firearm‐perpetrated, but in sexual homicide, offenders are more likely to utilize personal weapons (e.g., hands and feet), contact weapons (e.g., blunt object), or edged weapons (e.g., knife) to comport with their fantasy life, motivational states, and psychopathology.
Matt DeLisi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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