An unusual case of “dyadic-death” with a single gunshot

Highlights • Dyadic deaths are homicides followed by suicide or double suicides. • Murder–suicides are generally committed by men, using firearms. • In our case the murderer fired a single gunshot to his head dying prior to his wife. • Computed tomography was useful for the reconstruction of the fir...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2014-11, Vol.244, p.e1-e5
Hauptverfasser:	Viero, Alessia, Giraudo, Chiara, Cecchetto, Giovanni, Muscovich, Cristina, Favretto, Donata, Puglisi, Massimo, Fais, Paolo, Viel, Guido
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Brain damage Chromatography Computed tomography Criminal investigations Defects Female Firearms Forensic pathology Forensic sciences Gunshot Head Injuries, Penetrating - diagnostic imaging Head Injuries, Penetrating - pathology Histology Homicide Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Male Mass spectrometry Micro-CT Middle Aged Multidetector Computed Tomography Pathology Population Skin Suicide Suicides & suicide attempts Tomography Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging Wounds, Gunshot - pathology X-Ray Microtomography
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Dyadic deaths are homicides followed by suicide or double suicides. • Murder–suicides are generally committed by men, using firearms. • In our case the murderer fired a single gunshot to his head dying prior to his wife. • Computed tomography was useful for the reconstruction of the firing trajectory.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.08.001