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

Tandem Bullet Versus Multiple Gunshot Wounds
Jentzen, JM
Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical Examiner Office, WI

Lutz, M
Firearms Section, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, WI

Templin, R
Firearms Section, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, WI

(Received 20 May 1995; accepted 19 January 1995)

Abstract

The differentiation of tandem bullets fired simultaneously versus multiple bullets fired separately entering through a single entrance wound may present difficulty in wound interpretation for the forensic pathologist. The authors present a case report of three separate projectiles entering through a single perforation. The differentiation of projectiles fired in tandem and multiple single projectiles is discussed.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, tandem bullets, multiple gunshot wounds, atypical entrance wounds

Paper ID: JFS15405J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15405J
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