Man shot into head with nailgun 30 times.

[Syt]

Telegraph: Man shot in head with nail gun 30 times

Police in Australia have released a shocking x-ray that shows a man's skull riddled with up to 30 large nails.

Police hope the graphic image of Chen Liu's skull will help them track down his killer.

Detectives said the nails, which measure up to 85mm long, were fired into his head by a high-powered nailgun.

His decomposed body was found floating in the Georges River in southern Sydney in November. It had been bound with electrical wire and wrapped in a domestic rug.

Since then, the trail has gone cold and detectives released the x-ray as part of a fresh appeal for information.

Officers believe Mr Liu, 27, was shot and killed before being driven to the river in his own 4WD and dumped.

Detective Inspector Mark Newham told local media that post-mortem examination results had showed Mr Liu was shot repeatedly in the head up to 30 times with a high-powered nailgun.

"Similar types of nailguns can fire nails up to 85mm long," Mr Newham said.

Detectives said the nailgun used in the murder was a standard cordless, framing, gas-charged gun, widely available for sale and hire.

Mr Liu was believed to be homosexual and lived with his partner in Rockdale. He was reported missing by a male friend two weeks before two children, aged 9 and 14, found his body while on a canoeing trip. He emigrated to Australia from China in 2000.

A: This is the real reason why mono would never leave the sheltered safety of his Hong Kong den.

B: This will be a heavy metal album cover within the next 12 months.

C:

[Ed Anger]

two weeks before two children, aged 9 and 14, found his body while on a canoeing trip.

You kids want to see a dead body?

[PDH]

See, it is hideous crimes like this that are the best argument for legalization of firearms.  One or two bullets instead of 30 shots from a nailgun.

[The Brain]

 

Maybe it was a carpenting accident?

[DontSayBanana]

Maybe it was a carpenting accident?

Execution style. Syt's picture aside, nail guns have a pressure safety that requires the gun to be pressed against the target.

[DisturbedPervert]

Obviously suicide.

[Syt]

Obviously suicide.

Probably a desperate fakir.

[DontSayBanana]

Obviously suicide.

The majority of nails are facing points-forward. I don't need to see the entrance wound to know that the gun was applied to the back of his head, where he couldn't reach with a nail gun of that size. Also, gas-powered nail guns have a pretty hefty amount of kick, so the nails wouldn't be that close together unless someone had a pretty good hold on the gun.

[Razgovory]

Where is Marty and his outrage?

[DontSayBanana]

Where is Marty and his outrage?

No one's suggested the vic was attracted to males, and when relating everything back to abuse of homosexuals, Marti's preferred venue is blunt trauma.

[Martinus]

Where is Marty and his outrage?

No one's suggested the vic was attracted to males, and when relating everything back to abuse of homosexuals, Marti's preferred venue is blunt trauma.

Can you read?

Anyway, the article is weird in stating the guy was gay, but not offering any additional info. Is it believed that this was a hate crime? If so, then it should be stated. If not, I don't see how his sexuality is relevant for the story. 

[Martinus]

Anyway, this is a horrible way to die.

[Zanza]

Police hope the graphic image of Chen Liu's skull will help them track down his killer.

How is it supposed to help them? 

[The Brain]

Police hope the graphic image of Chen Liu's skull will help them track down his killer.

How is it supposed to help them? 

Serious question?

[DontSayBanana]

Can you read?

Anyway, the article is weird in stating the guy was gay, but not offering any additional info. Is it believed that this was a hate crime? If so, then it should be stated. If not, I don't see how his sexuality is relevant for the story. 

Sheez, Marti, don't be so thin-skinned. You've earned a caricature, so just revel in it.

On-topic: another thing I just realized that points toward an execution- nail guns aren't very accurate since they're designed to embed themselves into wood, and nail heads aren't always totally even. The only way they could have gotten a shot pattern like that is if he was laying face-down.

Either way, takes one hell of a sicko to fire that first nail and then keep on going for 30 shots.