It's a foolproof method. However, all documented cases of death by guillotine were cases of suicidal persons with technical expertise in the matter. What was the probability that that green cabbage would remain intact? 0%!

These 2 died instantly even with partial decapitation. Perhaps with immediate medical intervention they would have been saved by reattaching their heads.




You know...no method is 100% certain.
Suicidal decapitation is seldom encountered in forensic medicine practice. This study reports the analysis of a suicide committed by a 31-year-old man with a self-fabricated guillotine. The construction of the guillotine was very interesting and sophisticated. The guillotine-like blade with...
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