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I'm so glad there are dentals and DNA available on Brian for comparison.
As I understand it, age (and even more so biological sex) is difficult to determine on a child's skull. Brian had only been a 12-year-old for a few months when he disappeared.
1. With partial remains, with no skull or teeth, any comparison or match will need to be made with DNA.
2. With a skull, unless it contains comparable teeth, any comparison or match will need to be made with DNA.
I have great concerns that remains could have already been recovered without any DNA profile or even with DNA available. Being involved as I have over the last couple of decades I have seen DNA prove a match on a black male (reported missing) who was thought to be a white female. These things have happened, and sometimes still do, particularly with older cases.
I don't know what may be available for comparison purposes on this skull found only 20 miles away a year later in Cochise, AZ. But if neither dentals nor DNA are available for comparison at this point, then given the timing and state of remains, location, hair, and even the estimated age range of 15-19, I believe it should be reviewed. The case is listed as Female, skull.
1982 Cochise Doe (if you are aware of dental or DNA availability, please say so)
I don't know what happened to Brian, but I don't think he ditched his bike behind a bush and then ran away with newspaper money he collected that day.
As I understand it, age (and even more so biological sex) is difficult to determine on a child's skull. Brian had only been a 12-year-old for a few months when he disappeared.
1. With partial remains, with no skull or teeth, any comparison or match will need to be made with DNA.
2. With a skull, unless it contains comparable teeth, any comparison or match will need to be made with DNA.
I have great concerns that remains could have already been recovered without any DNA profile or even with DNA available. Being involved as I have over the last couple of decades I have seen DNA prove a match on a black male (reported missing) who was thought to be a white female. These things have happened, and sometimes still do, particularly with older cases.
I don't know what may be available for comparison purposes on this skull found only 20 miles away a year later in Cochise, AZ. But if neither dentals nor DNA are available for comparison at this point, then given the timing and state of remains, location, hair, and even the estimated age range of 15-19, I believe it should be reviewed. The case is listed as Female, skull.
1982 Cochise Doe (if you are aware of dental or DNA availability, please say so)
I don't know what happened to Brian, but I don't think he ditched his bike behind a bush and then ran away with newspaper money he collected that day.
