An Enigmatic Death in Farm Chopping Machine: Is This the Perfect Murder?. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gioia, Sara; Lancia, Massimo; Bacci, Mauro; Suadoni, Fabio
• Is Part Of: American journal of forensic medicine & pathology. Volume 36:Number 3(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: perfect crime -- accident in farming -- shredding injuries -- farm fatalities -- cutting up; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic pathology -- Periodicals; 614.105
• DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-7910

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Forensic autopsy, like the other sectors in medicine, has benefited from the technological progress and the creation of multidisciplinary teams to unveil more and more finely planned criminal intents. Forensic pathologists, however, can sometimes deal with very enigmatic cases, meeting so with the limits of their own knowledge. Therefore, in these cases, they must not allow themselves to be pressured by inquiring agencies, remaining instead always faithful to empiric observations. With regard to that, we present a peculiar case of death by shredding inside a grinding machinery. The magistrature consequently opened a dossier for willful murder. Lots of figures were appointed to solve the case and among them is the forensic pathologist. However, a great number of obstacles were put in the investigators' inquiries. Was it a perfect murder?