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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Images in Forensics

“Crow’s feet” as an indication of a vital reaction in a gunshot victim

Authors: Bojana Radnic, Tatjana Atanasijevic, Vesna Popovic, Zoran Mihailovic

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 2/2014

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A 51-year-old man and his 44-year-old wife were found dead on the floor of their family house by their two daughters after they heard several sequential shots. The female decedent was found lying on her back, with the male decedent lying over her, his stomach against her chest. A “C Zastava 88-A” 9 mm caliber gun was found next to his right hand. The investigation revealed that the couple were in the middle of a divorce and had been quarreling quite frequently. The case was deemed to be a murder-suicide in which the woman was killed by her husband before he committed suicide. …
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Metadata
Title
“Crow’s feet” as an indication of a vital reaction in a gunshot victim
Authors
Bojana Radnic
Tatjana Atanasijevic
Vesna Popovic
Zoran Mihailovic
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9512-9

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