ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 8

Death Investigation After the Destruction of Evidence
Danto, BL
Death Investigations International, CA

Streed, T
Death Investigations International, CA

(Received 9 October 1992; accepted 6 October 1993)

Abstract

Unavailable in the literature is any reference to an investigation of death after evidence has been destroyed. In this presentation two firearms and the bullet were melted after the death was certified as a suicide. A team of investigators conducted a psychological autopsy as well as shot patterns to determine the distance from the gun muzzle to the head to determine whether or not the wound was a contact type. The resolution of the case is discussed and the factor of local politics and case prominance in the media is reviewed.

Keywords:
criminalistics, forensic science, death investigation, evidence

Paper ID: JFS13666J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13666J
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