Australia's first database of unidentified human remains seeks to identify 'needle in

[TootsieFootsie]

Australian Federal Police (AFP) are creating the nation's first database of unidentified bodies, revealing there are 500 sets of human remains currently languishing in morgues and laboratories.

AFP victim-based crime coordinator Marina Simoncini said the remains, some only a fragment of bone, were found scattered across Australia before being put in the care of state and territory police.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-11/national-database-missing-people-unidentified-remains/8107104

 

[Al Ka]

his year the National Missing Persons Victim System went live, which will allow us to cross-match unidentified human remains with long-term missing persons at a state by state level, as well as at a national level."

The details of 1,600 long-term missing persons files have been entered into the new database.

In January, state and territory police will begin uploading details of the unidentified remains, in a process expected to take about six months.

Police investigators, pathologists and others involved in solving cases will have access to the information, some of which may eventually become accessible to the public.

about time...
Well, UK created one only 2 -3 years ago http://www.missingpersons.police.uk/. For full view - http://www.missingpersons.police.uk/en/search

 

[the_missing]

About time! They can plug in some of these cases:

http://www.news.com.au/national/cri...s/news-story/85a0f643bc421e63a2c9604d7049d0bf

Some more cases here if anyone's interested:

http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/Remains.htm