Report of cases of anorectal injuries caused by knives or sharp objects leading to death in Soacha, Colombia, 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this review to inform the authorities and the scientific community a series of murders with similar circumstances suggesting the same modus operandi. Topic: Serial killings among vulnerable population with evidence of torture and impalement. Development: A review is made of three cases of adult men, alleged substance abusers with signs suggesting torture, injured by sharp objects in the anorectal region; this in contrast to the cadaver of a male victim, who showed signs of blunt trauma with evidence of anal penetration maneuvers. Conclusions: The full legal medical study establishes the status of victims, the form and cause of death, the causal mechanism, signs compatible with torture and some circumstances of the facts on the victims. Since the corps were found in wastewater channels, it is not possible to determine the primary scene of the event. Further investigation of these serial killings and deaths must take place, given the aggravated torture evidence. 

• Autores: Miranda Santana, Wilmar Maximiliano; Butrago Cuellar, Jorge Enrique; Rodríguez Navarrete, Juan Manuel
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/44329
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/ml/article/view/1591; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/44329
• Palabra clave: impalement; murder; serial killings; anorectal injuries; torture.; empalamiento; homicidio; homicidios en serie; lesiones anorectales; tortura; trauma recto anal.; empalamento; homicídio; homicídios em série; lesões anorretais; tortura.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos de autor 2016 Colombia Forense