Citation

Gedygushev IA, Kochoyan AL. Sud. Med. Ekspert. 2020; 63(6): 9-14.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Izdatelstvo Meditsina)

DOI

10.17116/sudmed2020630619

PMID

33180406

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to actualize the importance of forensic diagnostics of bodily injuries caused to victims of serial murders with signs of sexual motivation as a special category of crimes causing public resonance and negative statistical indicators of investigation efficiency. Based on the results of forensics in serial homicide investigations, common signs of injuries for most victims, methods of their generalization and solving situational problems are presented. The totality of the data obtained made it possible to identify the most stable diagnostic criteria that determine the specifics of serial murders in the forensic aspect. The application of such criteria in practice ensures that objective data necessary to prove both serial murders and signs of sexual aggression are obtained at the preliminary investigation and the stage of legal proceedings.

Language: ru

Keywords

injuries with sharp weapons; serial killings; trace studies