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Forensic reconstruction of human skull (white male) after successful identification. Photograph of victim set against actual skull. Successive and repetitive merges and dissolves indicate accurate matches of cranio-facial ‘landmarks’.
The photographs alongside depict the completed facial reconstruction in comparison with photographs attained after identification.
With thanks to Sgt. Briers (Department of Biology, Forensic Science Laboratory)

The effects of various types of bullets fired at a car bonnet at varying angles.
Hadland High Speed Camera

(shutter speed: 15 millionths of a second)
With thanks to Capt. Michael Jackson, Department of Ballistics, Forensic Science Laboratory

From
An Introduction to the Classification of Gunshot Wounds
1. The bullet indents the skin, punching a hole through it and abrading the margins of the entrance wound in the skin.
2. Muzzle flash suppressor burns on the undersurface of the chin due to self inflicted wound with M-14 rifle.
3. Hard contact wound with blackened, seared margins.
4. Angled near-contact wound with blackened, seared zone on same side as muzzle, i.e. pointing towards the weapon.
With thanks to Capt. Michael Jackson, Department of Ballistics, Forensic Science Laboratory)