ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

A Case of Suicidal Hanging Staged as Homicide
Dobersen, MJ
Coroner/Medical Examiner, Arapahoe County Coroner's Office, CO

Adair, TW
Senior Laboratory Technician, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, CO

(Received 4 January 1999; accepted 26 March 1999)

Abstract

Suicides staged as homicides are rarely encountered by crime scene investigators. The case of one such staged homicide is presented in which the victim used restraints during a hanging. No other cases of suicidal hangings staged as homicides could be found in the forensic literature. Similar cases should be reported so additional data can be gained from these deaths to help reveal indicators of suicide rather than homicide.

Keywords:
forensic science, disguised suicide, staged suicide, staged death, suicide, homicide

Paper ID: JFS14607J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14607J
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