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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_621402.html
Newly discovered portions of a human skeleton in Indiana County might help investigators identify the victim, authorities said Sunday.
The first remains were found in December, and Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker said a weekend search uncovered 90 percent of the remaining bones.
Saturday's search involved about 25 people including Baker, state police and a specialized forensic anthropology team from Mercyhurst College. They found the bones while crawling on their hands and knees.
The body, which was dismembered after death, apparently was left in the wooded area between three and 10 years ago, Baker said.
He would not release details of how the remains were found or arranged, but he confirmed they were from the same victim as the December discovery. He previously said the victim appeared to be a black woman between 30 and 40 years old who died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head.
"There is no question that this individual's death was the result of homicide," Baker said. "Hopefully, the information we will gain from examining the new evidence will bring us closer to making a positive identification of the victim."
Baker is working with the PA Dental Identification Team and the federal Department of Justice's National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in an effort to identify the victim. DNA testing will be done as soon as the new remains are processed and documented, Baker said.
Now that the rest of the skeleton has been recovered, Baker said, investigators might be able to determine whether the woman had additional gunshot wounds.
"We have a lot of very capable people working on it, and every forensic advantage available will be brought to bear in the case."
Newly discovered portions of a human skeleton in Indiana County might help investigators identify the victim, authorities said Sunday.
The first remains were found in December, and Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker said a weekend search uncovered 90 percent of the remaining bones.
Saturday's search involved about 25 people including Baker, state police and a specialized forensic anthropology team from Mercyhurst College. They found the bones while crawling on their hands and knees.
The body, which was dismembered after death, apparently was left in the wooded area between three and 10 years ago, Baker said.
He would not release details of how the remains were found or arranged, but he confirmed they were from the same victim as the December discovery. He previously said the victim appeared to be a black woman between 30 and 40 years old who died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head.
"There is no question that this individual's death was the result of homicide," Baker said. "Hopefully, the information we will gain from examining the new evidence will bring us closer to making a positive identification of the victim."
Baker is working with the PA Dental Identification Team and the federal Department of Justice's National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in an effort to identify the victim. DNA testing will be done as soon as the new remains are processed and documented, Baker said.
Now that the rest of the skeleton has been recovered, Baker said, investigators might be able to determine whether the woman had additional gunshot wounds.
"We have a lot of very capable people working on it, and every forensic advantage available will be brought to bear in the case."
