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[Discrepancies in homicide statistics by suffocation]

A Heinemann1, K Püschel

  • 1Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Hamburg.

Archiv Fur Kriminologie
|May 1, 1996
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Forensic pathologists face challenges in detecting suffocation homicides. Undetected murders by suffocation are difficult to identify, even with autopsies, until offenders confess.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Pathology
  • Criminalistics
  • Legal Medicine

Background:

  • Determining the exact number of undetected homicides by suffocation presents significant challenges.
  • The perspective of forensic pathologists is crucial in understanding these difficulties.
  • Criminalistic investigations may not always reveal the true nature of suffocation-related deaths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze cases of suspected homicide by suffocation where initial investigations were inconclusive.
  • To highlight the role and limitations of forensic pathology in identifying these specific types of murder.
  • To examine the impact of subsequent confessions on the elucidation of previously undetected homicides.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of six unknown homicide cases from Hamburg, Germany, over 15 years.

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  • Review of postmortem examinations and autopsies conducted in five of these cases.
  • Correlation of forensic findings with later police confessions.

    • Main Results:

    • In five analyzed cases, despite postmortem examinations and autopsies, the homicides remained undetected.
    • The homicides involved methods such as strangulation, suffocation, and drowning.
    • Unexpected confessions by offenders were necessary to reveal the nature of these fatalities.

    Conclusions:

    • Forensic pathological investigations alone may fail to identify homicides by suffocation.
    • The study underscores the difficulty in detecting these crimes without external information, such as confessions.
    • A case involving a false confession highlights the complexities in definitively establishing guilt.