TY - JOUR
T1 - The lethal paraphiliac syndrome
T2 - Accidental autoerotic deaths in four women and a review of the literature
AU - Behrendt, N.
AU - Buhl, N.
AU - Seidl, S.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Four previously unpublished cases of female asphyxiophilia are presented. All women were found immobilised by obviously self-tied ropes, string or handcuffs. The women, who were alone at the time of death, died of a lethal paraphilia. The autopsies revealed asphyxiation as the cause of death, caused in two cases by suffocation as a result of hanging and strangulation and in the other two cases by plastic bags placed over the individuals head. In one case there was additional evidence at the scene that the deceased had inhaled ether. In none of the four cases was there any indication that the asphyxiation was due to homicide or suicide. Thus they can be described as accidental autoerotic deaths (AAD). The four cases closely mirror findings from scenes of male AADs, although autoerotic practices are generally believed to be rarer among females than in males.
AB - Four previously unpublished cases of female asphyxiophilia are presented. All women were found immobilised by obviously self-tied ropes, string or handcuffs. The women, who were alone at the time of death, died of a lethal paraphilia. The autopsies revealed asphyxiation as the cause of death, caused in two cases by suffocation as a result of hanging and strangulation and in the other two cases by plastic bags placed over the individuals head. In one case there was additional evidence at the scene that the deceased had inhaled ether. In none of the four cases was there any indication that the asphyxiation was due to homicide or suicide. Thus they can be described as accidental autoerotic deaths (AAD). The four cases closely mirror findings from scenes of male AADs, although autoerotic practices are generally believed to be rarer among females than in males.
KW - Female accidental autoerotic death
KW - Lethal paraphiliac syndrome
KW - Non-lethal paraphilia
KW - Paraphiliac pattern
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036938712&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00414-001-0271-x
DO - 10.1007/s00414-001-0271-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12111317
AN - SCOPUS:0036938712
SN - 0937-9827
VL - 116
SP - 148
EP - 152
JO - International Journal of Legal Medicine
JF - International Journal of Legal Medicine
IS - 3
ER -