Citation

Hochmeister M, Dirnhofer R. Z. Rechtsmed. 1989; 102(8): 545-548.

Vernacular Title

"Krahenfussbildungen" im Schmauchbild bei Totung durch Stirnschuss.

Affiliation

Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Universität Basel, Schweiz.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2800733

Abstract

We report a "crowsfoot-like" pattern in the smoke marks around the entrance of a close-range bullet wound in the center of the forehead; the weapon in this homicide was a revolver. This pattern only occurs if the facial muscles that form expression are completely contracted at the moment the shooting occurs and if the victim expects the event. The wrinkles gather around the entrance of the bullet, and this wound pattern may indicate that the shot was expected by the victim and represent a piece of the mosaic that might help clarify the circumstances in a case.

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