Philemon and Baucis syndrome: Three additional cases of double deaths of married couples

Delannoy, Yann; Tournel, Gilles; Cornez, Raphaël; Telmon, Norbert; Hédouin, V.; Rougé, Daniel; Gosset, D.

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.021

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“…We have looked for traces of scavenging in the autopsy to determine whether the attack was followed by postmortem acts. However, no wounds were located on the neck or the hands, and such wounds have previously been described in cases of indoor scavenging . Additionally, no postmortem wounds were found during the autopsy, and this finding was confirmed by the analyses of multiple pathology samples.…”

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Domestic Predation of an Elder: A Fatal Dog Attack Case

Garff

Mesli²,

Delannoy³

et al. 2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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We present the case of a 91-year-old woman lived alone at her home with two domestic dogs, that is,, a Labrador Retriever and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and found dead. The investigation of the scene revealed that the Bull Terrier's jawbone and chest were covered with blood. The autopsy revealed multiple, histologically confirmed, life-threatening skin and bone lacerations without scavenging marks. The punctures and tearing of each of the wounds on the skin were compatible with bites. A left humeral fracture and multiple fractures of the right facial bones were observed. The death was attributed to external hemorrhages due to several dog bites. A veterinary physical and behavioral examination indicated that the Bull Terrier was involved in the attack. A domestic predation hypothesis was deemed here most likely due to the presence of food supplies at the scene, the dog's previous history of attack, and the breed of the dog.

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Domestic Predation of an Elder: A Fatal Dog Attack Case

Garff

Mesli²,

Delannoy³

et al. 2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…It is attractive the hypothesis Q11 that individuals who die of a "broken heart," for instance, victims Q12 of the so-called Philemon and Baucis syndrome (simultaneous natural death of 2 spouses), may actually experience a transient stress-induced TTC, leading to acquired long QT syndrome and lethal VF. 51,52 There are no specific postmortem features in patients who died of TTC. The histological evaluation in heart specimens for LV mid-apical myocardial edema in victims of sudden death, in analogy with what is found with CE-CMR in living patients, may deserve exploration by future pathological studies.…”

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Myocardial edema as a substrate of electrocardiographic abnormalities and life-threatening arrhythmias in reversible ventricular dysfunction of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Imaging evidence, presumed mechanisms, and implications for therapy

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“…6,7 These deaths generally concern spouses where one dies of natural causes and the other possibly from a 'stressful reaction' mediated by the autonomic nervous system. 6 Although the term Philemon and Baucis is usually applied to spouses, it could also be used in relation to natural deaths (or better said non-violent, i.e. in cases where suicide or homicide are excluded) which occur at the same place and at the same time to two individuals who had been living together, and who had been emotionally connected, such as in the presented case wherein these two brothers were found.…”

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Philemon and Baucis, Diogenes and syllogomania, Wischnewski and hypothermia – Gastric mucosal lesions in partially mummified bodies

Živković

Nikolić

2013

Med Sci Law

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We present a case of two brothers who died simultaneously, where their deaths could be considered to be a form of a Philemon and Baucis death; they also showed signs of Diogenes syndrome and syllogomania. The two brothers had been living in a socially isolated state and had not left their flat for months. They were found dead during the winter, in a flat with no heating. Taking the poor condition of the flat into consideration, it can be assumed that a draught existed and, therefore, the bodies were exposed to convection, that is, ventilation and low humidity, which is what caused partial mummification to the exposed areas of the body. The exact cause of death could not be determined due to the postmortem changes; however, there was very little to point to homicide or suicide as the manner of death. Despite these postmortem changes, the Wischnewski spots remained clearly visible, whose presence, in addition to the overall circumstances of the case, indicate that hypothermia could be a possible or at least contributing cause of death in both cases.

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Philemon and Baucis syndrome: Three additional cases of double deaths of married couples

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Domestic Predation of an Elder: A Fatal Dog Attack Case

Domestic Predation of an Elder: A Fatal Dog Attack Case

Myocardial edema as a substrate of electrocardiographic abnormalities and life-threatening arrhythmias in reversible ventricular dysfunction of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Imaging evidence, presumed mechanisms, and implications for therapy

Philemon and Baucis, Diogenes and syllogomania, Wischnewski and hypothermia – Gastric mucosal lesions in partially mummified bodies

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