ABSTRACT
Homicides may result from a variety of different injury types and mechanisms involving blunt and sharp force trauma, gunshots and strangulation. Less common methods involve immersion, incineration and poisoning. Methods vary greatly among different communities and countries, often influenced by the availability of a particular weapon. For practitioners, it is important to be aware of local patterns of homicide. The characteristic features of different categories of homicide are described with listing of the corresponding pathologic findings at autopsy.
