Open AccessHomicides Disguised as Staged Suicides
Author(s) -
Samuel P Prahlow,
Stephen D. Cohle,
Brandy Shattuck,
Joseph A. Prahlow
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
academic forensic pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1925-3621
DOI - 10.1177/1925362120956855
Subject(s) - forensic pathology , autopsy , witness , homicide , manner of death , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , forensic science , cause of death , injury prevention , suicide prevention , forensic engineering , pathology , engineering , law , political science , disease , veterinary medicine
Determining the correct cause and manner of death are among the chief responsibilities of the forensic pathologist. When confronted with a case having a questionable manner of death, it is important for scene evidence, witness statements, and forensic autopsy findings to be thoroughly reviewed before certifying the manner of death. Herein three gunshot wound cases are presented which initially were suspected to be suicides but were instead determined to be homicides through full investigations with correlation to autopsy findings.