Shotgun Wounds: Multiple Probes and Shielding Effects as Adjuncts to Determining Position of the Deceased at Time of Injury

Careful and meticulous probing of sites of individual pellet injuries in distant shotgun wounds with repositioning of the body to allow parallel alignment of pellet tracts makes possible the determination of the position of a deceased at time of injury. Spared areas, or "gaps," within the...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1980-07, Vol.25 (3), p.528-532
Main Authors: Brissie, RM, Collum, ES
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Careful and meticulous probing of sites of individual pellet injuries in distant shotgun wounds with repositioning of the body to allow parallel alignment of pellet tracts makes possible the determination of the position of a deceased at time of injury. Spared areas, or "gaps," within the pattern may result from shielding either by body parts or by an intermediate object. The present case reports illustrate the method and its importance.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS11254J