Homicide or car accident: The case of the ‘guilty’ fibre

Simone, Stefania De; Maglietta, Francesca; Ferrara, Michela; Spagnolo, Lorenzo; Ricci, Pietrantonio; Carlo, Dania De; Salerno, Monica; Sessa, Francesco; Bertozzi, Giuseppe

doi:10.1177/0025817219830275

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“…None of the deceased had ever previously attempted suicide or had a history of alcoholism, while only the first case presented a history of depression. In agreement with the literature, the self-stabbing area was unclothed [18,19,47]. Two of the suicide cases were younger than the average age described in the literature [20].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…However, there is a possibility that victims try to conceal their suicide in the last minutes of life, possibly because they change their mind or for other reasons such as religion or life insurance [44]. In this case, the differential diagnosis between suicide and homicide was complicated because of the combined death mechanism [45][46][47], thus highlighting the need to carry out a careful investigation of the crime scene and autopsy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Men’s Suicide by Self-abdominal Cut and Disembowelment: A Literature Review and Analysis of Three Cases

Simone¹,

Vittorio²,

Cipolloni³

et al. 2022

JOMH

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Introduction: Suicide by abdominal cut wounds and consequent disembowelment is a modality rarely described in the literature, with rates between 1.6% and 3%. The incidence is higher in men. This type of suicide might be so unusual as the abdominal injuries are not supposed to be related to immediate death (compared to the wrists or throat, which involves rapid bleeding, for example). Considering the infrequency of suicides by abdominal self-cutting, in such cases, the main hypothesis is a homicide, especially in those with multiple injuries or occurred in a complex setting. These cases require a detailed autopsy report with the analysis of the injuries and circumstances of death (e.g., farewell note, history of depression, previous suicide attempts, defense injuries, and signs of hesitation) to allow a differential diagnosis between suicide and homicide. This study aims to highlight the characteristics of suicides through self-cut wounding, focusing on those that determine a large abdominal opening and evisceration. Methods: The authors conducted the literature search using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, on PubMed and Scopus databases, using the following keywords: "(suicide) AND (abdominal stab wounds)", "(suicide) AND (abdominal sharp injuries)", "(suicide) AND (abdominal self-stabbing)", "(suicide) AND (abdominal cut wounds)". Results: 7 articles were included in the systematic review, for a total of 11 cases of suicide by abdominal self-cutting. Of these cases, 3 were women and 8 were men. Conclusions: The analysis of the external examination findings versus the crime scene results is essential to clarify if injuries are self-inflicted with suicidal intention. Suicide through a violent act can also be practiced by people who have no history of psychiatric conditions or other risk factors. Therefore, in cases of abdominal cut and evisceration with victims' survival time, the forensic pathologist has to consider that the deceased himself could cause modifications to the crime scene, turning it into a complicated suicide.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Men’s Suicide by Self-abdominal Cut and Disembowelment: A Literature Review and Analysis of Three Cases

Simone¹,

Vittorio²,

Cipolloni³

et al. 2022

JOMH

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“…De Simone et al [ 15 ] give us an insight in a murder case disguised as a car accident. A male victim is found at the edge of a street.…”

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Interpol review of fibres and textiles 2019-2022

Lepot

Vanhouche

Driessche

et al. 2023

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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“…Cosmetics, hair products, perfumes, body and face creams are some commonly recognized contaminants. Odorology is a technique which can be utilized to extract and investigate the human scent and establish the connection between the object/subject or if the suspect has handled an object (Pomara et al 2015;Maglietta et al 2017;Sessa et al 2018;De Simone et al 2019). This application could be utilized to link a culprit to scene of crime.…”

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confidence: 99%

A review on the advancements in chemical examination of composition of latent fingerprint residues

Khare

Singla

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background There are notable developments in the field of DNA analysis and recognition, still fingerprint analysis remains the most preferred approach for obtaining substantial forensic evidences. The identification of individuals through pattern comparison has been used through ages, but it becomes less effective when the pattern is blurred, partial in nature or not found in database. Thus, recent advances in analytical techniques over the last decade will provide additional information to the evidence. In the view of forensic investigations, the compilation of individual chemical profiles with the pattern would enhance the evidentiary value of the latent fingerprints. Main body The review has been divided into different parts, describing the various influencing factors which affect the chemical composition of a fingerprint, i.e., lifestyle and occupation, age of an individual, types of substrate on which fingerprint is deposited, environmental conditions, contaminants, and the various advanced instrumental techniques utilized till now in the detection of chemical constituents of fingerprint have been discussed. Conclusion The present work aims to enlighten the missing gaps of knowledge in elucidating the detailed chemical composition of fingerprints and highlight the various analytical techniques used till date. Though, there are several analytical techniques employed till date to explicate the constituents of fingerprints, detailed information is still lacking. Therefore, advanced future research is need of the hour for identification of the fingerprints and determining their aging kinetics.

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Homicide or car accident: The case of the ‘guilty’ fibre

Cited by 6 publications

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Men’s Suicide by Self-abdominal Cut and Disembowelment: A Literature Review and Analysis of Three Cases

Men’s Suicide by Self-abdominal Cut and Disembowelment: A Literature Review and Analysis of Three Cases

Interpol review of fibres and textiles 2019-2022

A review on the advancements in chemical examination of composition of latent fingerprint residues

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