Ungewollte Strangulation durch ein Fahrzeug: Der Tod von Isadora Duncan
von Mark Benecke
aus: Rechtsmedizin 7, pp. 28-29, 1996
Abstract
Accidental Strangulation Caused by a Vehicle: The Death of Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan, one of the worldīs most famous dancers, died on 14.
September 1927 by accidental strangulation caused by a vehicle. Sitting on
the front passengerīs seat, Duncanīs scarf came into the the spokes of the
rear wheel of a Bugatti. The driver, Duncanīs friend Ivan Falchetto could
not see Duncan while looking forward but immediatly stopped immediately
after 20 m. Duncan died at the scene. In the hospital, fractures of the
nose, the spinal column and the larynx were oberved; furthermore, cartids
were torn. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the accident in
forensic literature.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Isadora Duncan
> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:12 PM
>
> Unfortunately - no mention of the type of car.
> Larry
>
> PARIS, FRANCE--Isadora Duncan, the American dancer,
> tonight met a tragic death at Nice on the Riviera. According
to
> dispatches from Nice Miss Duncan was hurled in an
> extraordinary manner from an open automobile in which she
> was riding and instantly killed by the force of her fall to
the
> stone pavement.
[remainder excised.]
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