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the difference is pamela walton was mummified/heavily decomposed and it doesn't sound like the pelvic organs could be grossly identified. Anna was found in good condition (at least from the head up and i have to assume that was consistent). In an UID/suspicious death they would have done a full...

https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/download/12471/10800/93569 this is an interesting overview article about using (orthopedic) surgical implants for ID...it's definitely been done, but seems to be more-so used when a potential identification is already in mind...

I think it's theoretically possible? because I assume the implant manufacturer's would have some kind of documentation of which clinic or health authority purchased implants and their associated lot number (im almost certain they do, legally, because if a lot is found to be defective then i...

I think the family is implying in the obituary that, given the choice, they wouldn't have taken her to a fishing excursion around water but didn't have respite care to watch her, or perhaps wished she had a care worker who could have stayed on the dock with her while the family went out.

Awesome work! I believe you also created the new reconstruction for Vancouver Spanish Banks Jane Doe? Very lifelike and sure to generate more memory recall than the 2D drawings. Just out of curiosity, what's your process? Do you use a program that has pre-rendered base models and then tweak the...

Spanish Banks Jane Doe has a new facial reconstruction! Canada's Missing | Case details

I think this would be a good case for RCMP anthropology to revisit now that 30 years have passed. If long bones were found then a rough estimate of a height could be given. If the skull was found then the race may be tentatively identified. If teeth were included then a statement of dental work...

https://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2014005066&id=4&lang=en James Turnball/Turnbull was last seen on ferry going from Nanaimo -> Vancouver in '66. He was known to have a Timex watch with a leather strap (UID has Timex watch with fabric strap) and a black...

I'm very surprised that no one in the hotel heard (or at least heard and reported) two concurrent gunshots, given how close rooms are to each other and how poorly hotels are soundproofed. Of course it has happened before (does anyone remember the case of Greg Fleniken?) but I can't imagine it...

I agree; her postmortem levels were only around 0.15 (with the caveat that postmortem levels may not totally represent antemortem levels), so about twice over the driving limit. You may feel loopy and disinhibited at a 0.15, but i don't think any of us would wander into random stores and fall...

the recon looks to have a bit of strabismus (i.e. wall-eyed) but given the remains were skeletal i think thats just accidental. The eyes are interesting... kind of has a bit of an epicanthic fold that gives a unique look. wonder if this is based on the unknown part of the ethnicity.

This is such a headscratcher, especially because we know there was video footage (either from cellphone from family/victim or CCTV at the dollar tree, i dont believe it was released), theyve somehow ruled out mental illness (im guessing completely normal MH history and acting normally prior to...

This may sound crazy, but I'd glad to see a MOD that is "homicide" rather than "undetermined" or "pending", and I'm glad to see that the other documents are still sealed, because this gives me hope that LE is still working on this case.

Don't bother waiting 😅 What they were willing to release was very, very short. it's a single page with the header "Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences At Dallas" that gives a case number, name of decent, DOD, DOB, the pathologist responsible, and "the cause of death is: homicidal...

Wow...just wow. My FOIA request came through (mods, this is now public info available online via muckrock so I believe I am able to share freely as it is not behind a paywall or otherwise) and while I dont have access to the complete autopsy report, his COD is homicidal violence. This is a...