Category: Homicide

Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 2:110131. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110131. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: In the United States, homicides continue to be a public health problem. Overall, U.S....

Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2025 Jan 6;33(3):603-626. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2427623. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTInterrogators can hold various types of evidence that influence investigative decisions. This study examined the effect...

Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2025 Jan 6;33(3):532-567. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMental health practitioners may be called to an inquest after the unexpected death of a patient....

Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2025 May 19;33(3):850-875. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2025.2470648. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDebate continues in the academic and legal community as to the legitimacy of murder convictions based...

Int J Legal Med. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1007/s00414-026-03839-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fatal inflicted head injury in infants requires systematic postmortem evaluation of intracranial,...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2026 May 26;84:102871. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102871. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChild homicide represents a severe form of violent crime, and cases identified exclusively through...

PLoS One. 2026 May 28;21(5):e0349230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349230. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTWild animal rescue and control centers routinely encounter situations that require evaluating a rescued animal's potential for...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 May 27. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001144. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe share our experience with robot-related deaths and death scenes, as well...

JAMA Intern Med. 2026 May 26. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.1037. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42189567 | DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.1037

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 May 21;120:103173. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103173. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn examining the relationship between mental disorder and criminal behavior, the research agenda...

J Bus Contin Emer Plan. 2026 Jan 1;19(4):341-353. doi: 10.69554/DFRS5612.ABSTRACTThis paper explores the relationship between perceived and actual danger in today's world; while statistical evidence...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 May 19;120:103171. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103171. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFatal animal-related injuries are uncommon in forensic practice and may occasionally mimic interpersonal...

Surgery. 2026 May 19:110239. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110239. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We evaluated the fallout after closure of an urban level 1 trauma center using geospatial...

Ann Pharm Fr. 2026 May 13:S0003-4509(26)00071-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pharma.2026.05.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study reports the development and validation of a simple and rapid colorimetric...

Ann Surg. 2026 May 12. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007085. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine how historical redlining and contemporary housing discrimination impact firearm violence in Chicago.BACKGROUND:...

Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2026 May 9. doi: 10.1007/s12024-026-01257-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn sharp force injury cases, assessments of applied force and injury severity primarily...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 May 8. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70363. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDrug intoxication deaths increasingly fall under medicolegal jurisdiction, yet national trends in death-certificate-recorded autopsy...

Int J Drug Policy. 2026 May 5;153:105297. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105297. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Drug-induced homicide laws, which hold people criminally responsible for overdose deaths linked...

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2654352. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2654352. Epub 2026 May 6.ABSTRACTBackground: When families experience a violent death through suicide or homicide, surviving parents or carers...

Palliat Support Care. 2026 May 4;24:e110. doi: 10.1017/S1478951526102235.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: In India, the term euthanasia is frequently used to describe a wide range of end-of-life practices, including...

Medicine (Baltimore). 2026 Apr 24;105(17):e48448. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000048448.ABSTRACTExternal causes of mortality, such as accidents, suicide, and homicide, remain a significant public health concern in the United...

Neuroradiology. 2026 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00234-026-04010-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The Surpass Elite (Stryker Neurovascular) is a third-generation flow diverter featuring modified braid architecture with...

Incarceration. 2023 Mar 6;4:26326663231160344. doi: 10.1177/26326663231160344. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTIn custodial contexts, the duty of states to protect the most fundamental right - to life -...

Forensic Sci Int. 2026 Apr 16;385:112975. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112975. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSharp force trauma (SFT) is a leading cause of homicide-related deaths, frequently involving kitchen...

Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2026 Apr 21:1-13. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2026.2656932. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study examines long-term trends (1999-2017) in homicide rates and socioeconomic...

Acad Forensic Pathol. 2026 Apr 15:19253621261441352. doi: 10.1177/19253621261441352. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackground: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading global cause of death and disability....

Med Leg J. 2026 Apr 19:258172261433789. doi: 10.1177/00258172261433789. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCut-throat injuries are among the most serious forms of sharp force trauma encountered in...

J R Soc Med. 2026 Apr 19:1410768261440369. doi: 10.1177/01410768261440369. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe immediate management of poisoned patients is a major activity in emergency departments...

Inj Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s40621-026-00680-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Civilian justifiable firearm homicides (CJFH), an important component of defensive gun use, are central...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 Apr 15;120:103131. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103131. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTParricide refers to the act of murdering one's father, mother, or a close...

Violence Against Women. 2026 Apr 15:10778012261440279. doi: 10.1177/10778012261440279. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDifferent disciplinary and socio-geographical approaches to counting, reporting, and categorizing death can yield divergent...

Inj Prev. 2026 Apr 14:ip-2025-045706. doi: 10.1136/ip-2025-045706. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Drowning is the third leading cause of injury-related death worldwide but remains understudied, particularly...

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2026 Apr 13:1-5. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2026.2645153. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Xylazine, an α2-adrenergic agonist used as a veterinary sedative, has emerged as an...

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2648937. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2648937. Epub 2026 Apr 13.ABSTRACTBackground: Siblings bereaved by homicide or accidents are often referred to as the forgotten bereaved...

Science. 2026 Apr 9;392(6794):216-220. doi: 10.1126/science.adz4944. Epub 2026 Apr 9.ABSTRACTTerritorial conflicts in animals can inform aspects of human warfare, but civil war, with its shifting...

Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2026 Jan;24(1):45-52. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20250036. Epub 2026 Jan 15.ABSTRACTMothers and fathers kill their children at similar rates, making filicides (child murders by...

Front Sociol. 2026 Mar 20;11:1788950. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1788950. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Gentrification is present around the world. Little of suicide and homicide has been studied in relation...

J Med Ethics. 2026 Apr 1:jme-2026-111866. doi: 10.1136/jme-2026-111866. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41922157 | DOI:10.1136/jme-2026-111866

Med Sci Law. 2026 Mar 31:258024261437490. doi: 10.1177/00258024261437490. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTJuveniles and infants are often believed to decompose faster than adults due to smaller...

Healthcare (Basel). 2026 Mar 10;14(6):701. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14060701.ABSTRACTBackground: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare systems worldwide, including mental health services. While AI holds promise...

Health Justice. 2026 Mar 27. doi: 10.1186/s40352-026-00407-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Individuals who have been incarcerated are at high risk of death by homicide after...

Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Mar 26. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006251. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPerinatal mental health conditions are among the most common complications of pregnancy and the postpartum...

Monash Bioeth Rev. 2026 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s40592-026-00286-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGabriel Andrade's recent article, published in Monash Bioethics Review, employs a modus tollens argument...

Am J Nurs. 2026 Apr 1;126(4):34-44. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000280. Epub 2026 Mar 26.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Parricide is an exceptionally rare phenomenon, constituting approximately 2% to 3% of all...

Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2026 May 1;39(3):222-225. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000001080. Epub 2026 Feb 23.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Public discussion has increasingly focused on violent incidents involving individuals diagnosed...

Tunis Med. 2025 Sep 9;103(9):1310-1316. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i9.5764.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION AND AIM: Child mortality is a critical indicator of public health. Identifying the causes and circumstances of death...

Omega (Westport). 2026 Mar 17:302228261430456. doi: 10.1177/00302228261430456. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis qualitative study explores the experiences and coping strategies of 13 family adult members (spouses,...

Forensic Sci Int. 2026 Mar 11;384:112920. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112920. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdhesive tapes are frequently encountered as trace evidence in a wide range of criminal...

PLoS One. 2026 Mar 11;21(3):e0333424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333424. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTFatal police shooting rates vary greatly across U.S. states, and states with higher firearm ownership rates tend...

PLoS One. 2026 Mar 11;21(3):e0333424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333424. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTFatal police shooting rates vary greatly across U.S. states, and states with higher firearm ownership rates tend...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 Mar 9. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70310. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFemicides and family-related homicides represent a significant concern, with over 50% of homicides occurring...

Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2025 Nov 24;75(3):251-257. doi: 10.4467/16891716AMSIK.25.017.22661.ABSTRACTThe article presents the results of forensic medical examinations of human remains discovered in 2021 in a...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2026 Mar 1;82:102834. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102834. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHuman cannibalism, or anthropophagy, refers to the consumption of human flesh or internal organs...

Health Aff Sch. 2026 Mar 3;4(3):qxag026. doi: 10.1093/haschl/qxag026. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify progress towards all 23 Healthy People 2030 leading health indicators...

J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2026 Mar 3:10445463251415488. doi: 10.1177/10445463251415488. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Emotion dysregulation (ED) is the inability to modulate the intensity and quality...

Cureus. 2026 Jan 27;18(1):e102397. doi: 10.7759/cureus.102397. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTEvil has been approached from various disciplines, but its relationship with neuroanatomy remains an expanding field of...

AJPM Focus. 2025 Dec 11;5(2):100472. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100472. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Individuals living in neighborhoods with high levels of violence are exposed to chronic stress, which...

Environ Res. 2026 Feb 27:124083. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124083. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHomicide is a leading cause of death in many countries, and growing evidence suggests that...

Omega (Westport). 2026 Feb 23:302228261430471. doi: 10.1177/00302228261430471. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCold case homicide investigations leave families with unanswered questions and prolonged psychological distress. Cold case...

Sex Offending. 2025 Oct 21;20:e14281. doi: 10.5964/sotrap.14281. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTSexual sadism has been central to conceptualizing sexual homicide typologically, diagnostically, and behaviourally. Although about a third...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001119. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMechanical asphyxia is well documented in forensic pathology; however, deaths resulting from...

J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001695. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Since 2015, the Stop the Bleed (STB) Campaign has trained over 3...

Chronobiol Int. 2026 Feb 16:1-11. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2025.2606282. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research is to establish whether there are factors that contribute to...

Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2025 Nov 27;8(3):605-616. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v8i3.13. eCollection 2025 Nov.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Intimate partner homicide (IPH) has emerged as a significant public health and...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 Feb 16. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001121. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAir weapons use compressed gas to fire projectiles without igniting gunpowder. Although...

Clin Case Rep. 2026 Feb 10;14(2):e71992. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.71992. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTIntentional or accidental injection of mercury into soft tissue is rare. Mercury toxicity typically arises...

Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Feb 5;103:99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.02.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA middle-aged woman presented with nausea and vomiting after consumption of dinner. Her...

Health Justice. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00394-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Families of victims of unresolved ("cold case") homicides endure not only prolonged emotional devastation...

Front Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 19;16:1690300. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1690300. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTThe World Psychiatric Association condemns the sentencing to death and execution of individuals with mental illness or...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 Jan 30;118:103085. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103085. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diphenhydramine (DPH), a widely available over-the-counter antihistamine, has increasingly been implicated in...

Forensic Toxicol. 2026 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s11419-026-00757-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Ethylene glycol (EG), a widely used industrial compound, has been implicated in accidental poisoning...

Violence Against Women. 2026 Feb 3:10778012251410217. doi: 10.1177/10778012251410217. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis article examines how Australia's approach to domestic and family violence (DFV) social service...

Behav Sci Law. 2026 Feb 2. doi: 10.1002/bsl.70047. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe U.S. maintains some of the most punitive sentencing policies, but public opinion plays...

Inj Epidemiol. 2026 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s40621-026-00657-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Secure firearm storage (i.e., keeping firearms locked and ammunition stored separately) is a means...

Cien Saude Colet. 2026 Jan;31(1):e00252024. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232026311.00252024. Epub 2024 Nov 3.ABSTRACTStudies have demonstrated racial selectivity in homicides in Brazil. This study analyzes racial and regional...

Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2025 Aug 10;63:49-56. doi: 10.29399/npa.29018. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Non-adherence to antipsychotics, which plays a critical role in the treatment of individuals with severe...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2026 Jan 20;81:102794. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102794. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis case highlights the crucial role of forensic sciences in reconstructing the dynamics of...

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2025 Dec 1;42(3):328-330. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2025.423.14947.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41557552 | DOI:10.17843/rpmesp.2025.423.14947

West J Emerg Med. 2025 Dec 19;27(1):177-183. doi: 10.5811/westjem.47216.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Mass shooting incidents (MSI) are single events injuring four or more victims, and they occur in...

Cureus. 2025 Dec 16;17(12):e99376. doi: 10.7759/cureus.99376. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTThe two official sources of police-caused homicides, National Vital Statistics System and FBI Supplementary Homicide Reports, have...

Lancet Reg Health Am. 2026 Jan 6;54:101343. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101343. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Domestic violence has played a key role in linking firearms and homicide amongst...

Fam Pract. 2025 Dec 9;43(1):cmaf100. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf100.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in organ donation after euthanasia (ODE). This study explores their knowledge...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2026 Jan 2;80:102775. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102775. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe forensic investigation of severely decomposed or skeletonized human remains poses considerable diagnostic challenges,...

Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Nov 22;61(12):2081. doi: 10.3390/medicina61122081.ABSTRACTBackground and Objectives: Schizophrenia is associated with a 15-20-year reduction in life expectancy, with cardiovascular disease as the leading...

Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Dec 29;12(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00624-7.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To conduct a scoping review of research on government spending and violence.METHODS: We searched nine databases for peer-reviewed...

Indian J Med Res. 2025 Oct;162(4):453-459. doi: 10.25259/IJMR_938_2025.ABSTRACTBackground & objectives Sudden death, defined as death occurring within one hour of symptom onset in witnessed cases...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2025 Dec 24;80:102770. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2025.102770. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSuicide by multiple sharp-force injuries represents an uncommon and diagnostically complex occurrence in forensic...

Int J Legal Med. 2025 Dec 26. doi: 10.1007/s00414-025-03691-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA large percentage of homicides involve sharp or blunt weapons. Analyzing injuries and...

Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 24. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-32782-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41444410 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-32782-5

Forensic Sci Int Synerg. 2025 Dec 3;11:100651. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2025.100651. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTThe identification of unidentified human remains (UHRs) is a humanitarian imperative and a critical...