Gunshot Wound With Asphalt Related Pseudo-Soot, Pseudo-Tattooing, and Pseudo-Scorching

• NCJ Number: 109169
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 32 Issue: 4 Dated: (July 1987) Pages: 1136-1140
• Author(s): S A Zaki; R Hanzlick
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 5 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Artifacts which mimic the tattooing and soot deposition of close range gunshot wounds have been described as 'pseudosoot' and 'pseudotattooing.'

Abstract

The origin of such findings includes glass, intermediate targets, insect bites, medical manipulation, graphite, and sutures. The authors present a case of pseudosoot and pseudotattooing as a result of asphalt pavement, and describe the associated entity of pseudoscorching. (Author abstract)