title: The man in the mask.
abstract: A skeletonized body, wearing a black leather bondage mask, was found in a Revolutionary War smokehouse cave with two bullet holes in the back of the head. The body was skeletonized up to the maxillary area but the head region under the mask was well preserved and permitted a positive visual identification. There was evidence that the body had been eaten by small animals and subsequently burned. Investigations into this brutal murder revealed a tale of a bizarre sadomasochistic ritual that attained national prominence.
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008398:Masochism; D012448:Sadism; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology