Death in the "microwave oven": A form of execution by carbonization.
Forensic Sci Int
; 253: e1-3, 2015 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-26037210
Death in the "microwave oven" has nothing to do with microwaves energy. It is the jargon name given to a criminal form of execution by carbonization that has been adopted by drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The goal is to torture and intimidate victims, in an attempt of corpse occultation and to make identification harder or impossible. This paper brings to attention of the forensic international community an unusual and very cruel form of execution as a way to document these situations.
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Assunto principal:
Tortura
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Cremação
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Incêndios
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Tráfico de Drogas
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Homicídio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Forensic Sci Int
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Irlanda