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Decedent =70 yo found on a farm where he lived with his 
. 
also shot, vet sends you these pix. However no 
found at scene.
Your next Q is:
A. Where was wife
B. Who looked
C. Who called it in
D. Any suicide note
E. What range was gsw
#forensicpath
#pathboards
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. also shot, vet sends you these pix. However no found at scene.Your next Q is:
A. Where was wife
B. Who looked
C. Who called it in
D. Any suicide note
E. What range was gsw
#forensicpath
#pathboards
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ANSWER TIME
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All the options provided are important, yes.
But IMHO the first question I would ask such as was eloquently expressed by @JulianBurton15
And @AnnaMarquiss1, would concern the whereabouts and state of health of the wife.
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!All the options provided are important, yes.
But IMHO the first question I would ask such as was eloquently expressed by @JulianBurton15
And @AnnaMarquiss1, would concern the whereabouts and state of health of the wife.
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As you know a suicide note is not recovered in a majority of suicides.
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And sometimes the weapon is not immediately found.
Family may find the body first and get rid of the evidence (or at least try to)
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Family may find the body first and get rid of the evidence (or at least try to)
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A close range/contact wound could be a suicide or homicide.
Often the police will swab the decedents hands, death scene investigators will examine the scene recover casings, blood spatter, see if body positioning corresponds to the likely pattern of injury.
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Often the police will swab the decedents hands, death scene investigators will examine the scene recover casings, blood spatter, see if body positioning corresponds to the likely pattern of injury.
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A GSW of undeterminate range requires correlation.
Sometimes folks will devise elaborate ways to kill themselves.
Complex suicides: A review of the literature with considerations on a single case of abdominal self stabbing & plastic bag suffocation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073818304389
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Sometimes folks will devise elaborate ways to kill themselves.
Complex suicides: A review of the literature with considerations on a single case of abdominal self stabbing & plastic bag suffocation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073818304389
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More interesting reading ...
Hartwig S, Tsokos M, Schmidt S, Byard RW. Self-constructed shooting devices utilizing manually-impacted firing-pins (suicide machines). The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 2010 Jun 1;31(2):192-4.
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Hartwig S, Tsokos M, Schmidt S, Byard RW. Self-constructed shooting devices utilizing manually-impacted firing-pins (suicide machines). The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 2010 Jun 1;31(2):192-4.
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Thanks to all for your contributions!
The Julian Burton award for fastest response goes to...
@JulianBurton15 !
Kudos to @AnnaMarquiss1 for her analysis.
The Julian Burton award for fastest response goes to...
@JulianBurton15 !
Kudos to @AnnaMarquiss1 for her analysis.
