A rare case of evisceration

Abstract

A case of homicide is described where the body of a young woman was found in the countryside in a state of advanced decomposition. The autopsy revealed that almost all the internal organs were missing, but not due to putrefaction. The thoracic cavity was opened in the professional manner normally used during an autopsy. The remains of the small intestine were tied with strands of hair braided into a thin cord.

Corpse Dismemberment and a Necrofetishist

“…After the body of the first victim had been successfully destroyed without anyone being alerted to the killer's behavior, it would be expected that the same course of action would have been repeated . It is asserted that the defensive mutilation, the act of body disposal, became tinged with aggression as the killer was let down by his “partners.” It is not refinement of defensive mutilation that is found here, but it is progression to offensive mutilation which includes objectively unnecessary actions, such as stripping the flesh from heads and eviscerating victims and leaving their internal organs to be eaten by wildlife . Offensive mutilation of corpses is suggestive of hate, in this case hatred toward the body that could no longer fulfill its role in the necrophile's fantasy.…”