'Necklace murders': a review of a series of cases examined in a Port Elizabeth mortuary.
This article reviews a series of 135 murders labelled 'necklace murders'. The period under review is that from 1 January 1985 to 31 December 1987. An attempt was made to look at the sociopolitical and historical factors which contributed to this phenomenon. Finally, a case report illustrating the value of a 'team approach' to the performance of autopsies on these victims is presented.
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006708:Homicide / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D044469:Racial Groups; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013019:South Africa