The cutaneous ink sign: a tipoff to suicide or suicide notes.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1987
Abstract
The presence of smeared or unsmeared ink on the skin resulting from the writing process has been observed in a number of suicide victims who have left suicide notes. The authors report a case of a palmar "cutaneous ink sign" and discuss its forensic science import.
Volume
32
Issue
2
First Page
565
Last Page
566
ISSN
0022-1198
Published In/Presented At
Hanzlick, R. L., & Ross, W. K. (1987). The cutaneous ink sign: a tipoff to suicide or suicide notes. Journal of forensic sciences, 32(2), 565–566.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3572349
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article
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