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

Suicidal Ligature Strangulation: Case Report and Review of the Literature
McMaster, AR
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN

Dykeman, A
Office of the Medical Examiner, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN

Ward, EW
MS

Warman, MD
Office of the Medical Examiner, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN

(Received 7 February 2000; accepted 25 April 2000)

Abstract

An unusual case of suicidal ligature strangulation is described. The victim is a 42-year-old white male who devised a very elaborate ligature mechanism comprised of thin wire, a plastic tub filled with water, and a combination of other common objects to commit suicide while in custody. A brief review of the literature follows.

Keywords:
forensic science, asphyxia, ligature strangulation, suicide

Paper ID: JFS14978J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14978J
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