title: A case of suicidal hanging staged as homicide.
abstract: Suicides staged as homicides are rarely encountered by crime scene investigators. The case of one such staged homicide is presented in which the victim used restraints during a hanging. No other cases of suicidal hangings staged as homicides could be found in the forensic literature. Similar cases should be reported so additional data can be gained from these deaths to help reveal indicators of suicide rather than homicide.
authors.affiliation: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, Littleton, CO, USA.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Adair
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dobersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide