ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

The Iceman Murder: One of a Series of Contract Murders
Zugibe, FT

Costello, JT
Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,

(Received 26 February 1993; accepted 10 May 1993)

Abstract

A body with a gunshot wound to the head was discovered in a wooded area in mid September 1983 wrapped with about 20 consecutive layers of plastic garbage bags and rope. Examination of the body revealed a bullet hole in the occipital-parietal region and a peculiar decomposition of the body. Following a forensic reconstruction of our autopsy findings, microscopic studies and other ancillary factors, we concluded that the body had been frozen for about 2 and one-quarter years prior to its being dumped along a mountain road here in Rockland County. The means by which we concluded that the victim had been frozen for about 2 and one-quarter years and other important aspects of this case are fully discussed.

Keywords:
criminalistics, gunshot wounds

Paper ID: JFS13544J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13544J
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