The Balls in Your
Court
Karen M. Bruewer KMB Forensic Consulting kmbforensic@yahoo.com
Body Modification
Anything we do to alter our body physically adding, enhancing, removing. Why modify our bodies?
Health
Pacemaker Cochlear implant
Culture-Religion
Circumcision Tooth filing
Church of Body Modification
It is our belief that by practicing body modification and by engaging in rituals of body modification we strengthen the bond between mind, body, and soul and ensure that we live as spiritually complete and healthy individuals.
www.uscobm.com
Culture-Beauty
Make-up Tanning/waxing Color contacts Body building Piercing Hair implants/extensions Silicone implants/cosmetic surgery
Culture-Beauty
Corseting Stretching Foot binding Cranial binding
Self Expression
Tattoos Multiple piercing Scarring/Branding Eyeball art
Self Expression
Tongue splitting Tooth filing Implants
Psychological
Gender identification disorder
Transgender surgery
Nullification
Elective amputations
Fingers, testicles, penis, nipples, labia
Modern Body Modification
Fakir Musafar (1930 )
Father of the Modern Primitive Movement Co-developer of modern body piercing techniques
History of Castration
Eunuchs bed keepers
Men castrated to perform a specific social function
Earliest records from 21st century BC Domestics, treble singers (castrati), religious specialists, harem servants, high ranking civil servants, personal assistants to emperors.
Modern Castration Reasons
Transgender surgery Health Perceived health Control sex drive Religion Nullification S&M
Means of Castration
Doctor Cutter Self castration
Periodicals
Ball Club Quarterly (BCQ)
For men into BALLS! Those who have them, those that want them, those that vacuum pump them!
Personal ads, fiction
Unique magazine
Both published by Kenneth Schein out of Pomona, CA Both currently out of print
Huntington, IN 1999
Edward Bodkin 56 year old American Cutter
Edward Bodkin
Grew up on a farm; interested in castration Advertised in BCQ Castrated in exchange for videotape and trophy rights Castrations performed in kitchen One man sought medical treatment due to blood loss after one testicle was removed
Edward Bodkin
Wanted friend to get castrated but friend went to police instead Charged with practicing medicine without a license, Class C felony Pled guilty to castrating 5 men Sentenced to 4 years in jail with 2.5 suspended, credit for 69 days served Moved to Tennessee
Butler County, PA 2001
Tammy Felbaum 42 year old transsexual
Tammy Felbaum
History of performing castrations
Self castration at age 21 First husband in 1983
Husband # 6 taken to hospital for drug overdose where he later died Friend saw husband 2 days prior in bloody bed with stitches in scrotal region; husband claimed he was injured in vehicle accident
Tammy Felbaum
Autopsy revealed he was castrated; choked to death on vomit Claims she stepped in to help him after she found him performing self castration Charged with homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery
Tammy Felbaum
In 2002, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to 5.5 to 11 years in prison In 2007 was charged with assault on officer and making terrorist threats Continues to have psychiatric issues
Oak Park, MI 2002
Shuo-Shan Wang 29 year old engineering student
Shuo-Shan Wang
Claims to have performed over 50 castrations Castrated 48 year old man on kitchen table Shared strawberry pie after surgery Victim found with blood stained pants Unidentified testicles found in Wangs refrigerator
Shuo-Shan Wang
Charged with practicing medicine without a license and dispensing prescription medicine without a license Convicted and sentenced up to 4 years in prison
McKeesport, PA 2003
Douglas Lenhart 49 year old surgical instrument company manager
Douglas Lenhart
Experience castrating farm animals Met transgendered woman online and agreed to $800 castration Procedure performed in her dining room Left testicle removed fine, right testicle did not stop bleeding Victim in hospital for 1.5 days after
Douglas Lenhart
Charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and practicing medicine without a license Pled guilty to aggravated assault and practicing medicine without a license and received 3 years probation Moved back to Kansas
Haywood County, NC 2006
Michael Mendez 60 year old casino worker Richard Sciara 61 year old retiree Danny Reeves 49 year old casino worker
Dungeon Castrations
Dungeon set up to perform castrations and other body-modification surgery Castrations performed on at least 6 men; featured on web site Testicles found in freezer
Dungeon Castrations
Charged with felonious castration without malice, felonious conspiracy to commit castration without malice, and misdemeanor performing medical acts without license All three pled guilty; Mendez sentenced to 4 months, Reeves sentenced to 8 months, Sciara sentenced to 1 year
St. Paul, MN 2007
62 year old man complaining of pain in testicle region refused surgery by licensed doctor Hired professionals to castrate him at home Was bleeding heavily after he woke up and the professionals were gone Found improvised operating room Man refuses to help police
Bletchley, England 2007
Howard Shelley 42 year old builder castrated himself Didnt want to wait for sex change Followed step-by-step guide on Internet testicles removed in 6 minutes, tossed in garbage Drove 5 miles to doctors office Wants to be known as Holli
Commonalities in Cases
Intrigued by castration of farm animals Performed on willing men Performed in kitchen area Videotaped procedures Excessive bleeding occurred Kept souvenirs (testicles) Believed they were performing a necessary service
Relevance to Forensic Science
Police investigating crime Forensic nurses in emergency room
Injury to groin area Loss of blood Infection
Medical examiners at autopsy
Lack of testicles
Serology/DNA analysts asked to identify testicles Other forensic examiners
Websites of Interest
www.bmezine.com www.bod-mod.com www.bodyplay.com www.uscobm.com
Contact Information
kmbforensic@yahoo.com kmbforensic.com
