Journal Published Online: 01 April 1986
Volume 31, Issue 2

Identification of the Murder Weapon by Intricate Patterned Injury Measurements

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Critical studies of an intricate blunt force injury pattern in a brutal homicide led to the identification of the murder weapon. A 50-year-old male was bludgeoned to death in his apartment during a robbery allegedly engineered by his daughter. Careful measurements and overlay construction of the wounds relative to the magazine catch, lanyard ring, magazine chamber, and butt of a 32-caliber Eistegui Hermanos fibar (España) automatic pistol led to the conclusion that either the alleged weapon or one identical to it caused the fatal injuries.

Author Information

Zugibe, FT
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pomona, NY
Costello, JT
Rockland County Medical Examiner's Office, Pomona, NY
Pages: 5
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Stock #: JFS12314J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12314J