"Comet-tailing" associated with gunshot entrance wounds.
ballistics
comet tailing
electroplated bullet
forensic pathology
gunshot wound
vortex effect
Journal
Journal of forensic sciences
ISSN: 1556-4029
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375370
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
revised:
01
12
2020
received:
19
10
2020
accepted:
04
01
2021
pubmed:
8
4
2021
medline:
30
6
2021
entrez:
7
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A "plated bullet" has a thin layer of electroplated metal covering the lead core of the projectile. In certain situations, this thin layer of electroplated metal can fracture upon discharge of the firearm. When such fracturing occurs, vaporous lead can escape through the fracture lines of the spinning projectile, resulting in a spiral-shaped deposition of dark residue surrounding a central bullet defect. The spiral-shaped pattern is referred to as "comet-tailing," or the "vortex effect." In this report, three homicide cases with associated comet-tailing are presented. Police, death investigators, and forensic pathologists should be aware of this unique finding.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33826136
doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14670
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1154-1160Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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