DEATH BY HANGING.

[Death by hanging and television (apropos of 2 cases)].

Autoerotic asphyxia by hanging.

A case of sexual asphyxial death by hanging is presented. A 41-year-old man was found dead hanging by a towrope. A mirror was placed in front of a table, reflecting him in full height. A photograph of a celebrity mannequin was found against him. The towrope was arranged for the compression of the neck, and controlled voluntarily by a shower apparatus. Autopsy findings revealed an ascending liga...

Homicide-suicide (dyadic death): a case study of double hanging.

Murder-suicide, homicide-suicide, and dyadic death all refer to an incident where a homicide is committed followed by the perpetrator's suicide almost immediately or soon after the homicide. Homicide-suicides are relatively uncommon and vary from region to region. In the selected literature that we reviewed, shooting was the common method of killing and suicide, and only 3 cases of homicidal ha...

A Case of Suicidal Hanging—Death after Nine Days

years, suffering from melancholia for the last one month, living with her father lately, for three days removed to the husband's place. On the morning of the 9th February 1903 she was found hanging from the branch of a tree near the house by the mother-in-law, whose screams drew the attention of a male member of the house, who came up quickly and cut the rope and brought down the body. From the...

A Case Illustrating the State of the Pericardium after Death by Hanging