Journal Published Online: 01 April 1976
Volume 21, Issue 2

Homicidal Hanging Masquerading as Sexual Asphyxia

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Accidental asphyxiation occasionally results from autoerotic activity related to the sexual perversion of bondage, a variant of sadomasochism [1–4]. These deaths occur predominantly in the adolescent male population but also rarely in females [5, 6]. They are generally accepted as being accidental, although a recent textbook describes them as suicides [7].

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Wright, RK
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
Davis, J
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
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Stock #: JFS10509J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10509J