This
photo is of one of the victims of the prison riot that occurred in
1980 at the New Mexico State Penitentiary. This individual was shot with
a tear gas gun and subsequently set on fire. The large entrance wound on
the forehead matches the dimensions of the tear gas bullet shown next to
the skull. Due to the low velocity of the projectile, however, there
was no exit wound, but the skull was still highly fragmented.Photo courtesy of Rhine, p. 233
The
remains of this individual (along with a shotgun and one casing)
were recovered from a ditch in North Florida. The skull fragments
shown in the top picture were glued back together. Judging from the
fragmentation of the bones and the placement of the body to the shotgun,
it is surmised that the victim held the shotgun under his chin when he
pulled the trigger.