A burned body with a shotgun head injury found on an “altar” made of banknotes: A case report from Greece and brief review of the literature

Alexandri, Maria; Koukoulis, Andreas-Nikolaos; Tsellou, Maria; Papadodima, Stavroula

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2021.101882

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“…Sometimes, it would be very difficult to differentiate ante-mortem burns from post-mortem burns. 5,6 In the present case, there were no lines of redness at the demarcated junctions between burnt and unburnt areas. Blood was not cherry red in colour and there were no soot particles in the trachea.…”

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Homicidal head injury with post-mortem burns: A case report

Singh,

Shandil,

Kumar

et al. 2023

IJFMTS

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Homicide by blunt head injury is relatively common as the most frequently involved organ when a blunt weapon is used to be the head. Head is one of the most vital parts in our body. Sometimes, such a case may be subjected to burns to hide the actual cause of death or to destroy the identity of the victim. Identification may be very difficult when there is involvement of head and face and this may be even more difficult when there is absence of body belongings and ornaments. Involvement of hands may destroy finger ridges too making it unsuitable for preservation of fingerprints. In this case report we examined a case of homicide by blunt head injury which was later on burned to destroy identity of the individual and to mislead the investigating officers in the determination of the cause of death.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 38%

Homicidal head injury with post-mortem burns: A case report

Singh,

Shandil,

Kumar

et al. 2023

IJFMTS

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“…Alexandri et al described a case where a 64-year-old man was found burned to death on a type of altar created from wood and a pile of money [ 123 ]. The man set his house and vehicle on fire before shooting himself.…”

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Interpol review of fire debris analysis and fire investigation 2019–2022

Evans¹

2023

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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“…Например, по данным M. Alexandri и др. [11], в собственном доме, частично разрушенном под действием высоких температур, было обнаружено сильно обгоревшее тело мужчины. Возле дома стояла машина, которая также подверглась воздействию огня.…”

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Identification of Potential Arsonists and Pyromaniacs: Medical, Psychological, and Operational Investigative Aspects

Drapezo

2023

Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences

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he research applied a comprehensive approach to the psychological, forensic, and investigative aspects of arson and fire-related murders. The author studied criminal cases and forensic acts that involved burnt corpses. Together with the official criminal statistics, the data made it possible to formulate the following null hypothesis: arsonists, self-immolators, and murders who use fire or imitate a fire-related accident all share a certain psychological profile and tend to develop an identifiable situation at the scene of crime. As a rule, they leave specific evidence, e.g., containers with remnants of a combustible substance, props, traces of chlorpromazine in the blood of the victim, special tools, etc., which can help to build up versions about the incident, the criminal, their motives, etc. The research resulted in an optimal set of operational-search measures aimed at solving the problems of identifying potential arsonists. The author believes that arson correlates not with sexual tension, as previously thought, but with autism disorders.

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A burned body with a shotgun head injury found on an “altar” made of banknotes: A case report from Greece and brief review of the literature

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Homicidal head injury with post-mortem burns: A case report

Homicidal head injury with post-mortem burns: A case report

Interpol review of fire debris analysis and fire investigation 2019–2022

Identification of Potential Arsonists and Pyromaniacs: Medical, Psychological, and Operational Investigative Aspects

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