A suicide disguised as a homicide: Return to thor bridge

Joseph A. Prahlow; Scarlett Long; Jeffrey J. Barnard

doi:10.1097/00000433-199806000-00018

A suicide disguised as a homicide: Return to thor bridge

Joseph A. Prahlow, Scarlett Long, Jeffrey J. Barnard

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Abstract

Suicides staged as homicides are uncommon. We present a case of a self- inflicted gunshot wound of the chest disguised by the victim as a homicide, using a method described by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes story, 'The Problem of Thor Bridge'.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	186-189
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199806000-00018
State	Published - Jul 8 1998

Keywords

Disguised suicide
Homicide
Staged suicide

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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