Success Stories
An identification is only possible if people work together as a team. It takes the expertise of many people, from different fields, to accurately reconstruct the face of a person. From the Investigator who worked the crime scene to the Anthropologist who examined the bones... each person's role fits another piece to the puzzle in finding someone's identity.
The following cases are successful only because of the dedicated professionals that believe in not letting someone stay a "john or a jane doe"...
In 2003, the partially mummified body of a man was found in a homemade shelter...
In 2006, a detective recognized the sketch as the man he was looking for.
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In 2006, skeletal remains of a man were found in a homeless camp... his identity was confirmed a year later through dental records.
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In 2002, a man was found lying on the side of the road... he was identified in 2009 through fingerprints.
In 1983, the body of a young woman was discovered in a drainage canal... she was identified in 2009 through DNA.
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A composite sketch in 2001 led to the arrest of the midtown rapist...
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A composite sketch in 2003 led to the arrest of the suspect who had been assaulting women...
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In 1985, the body of a man was found in a vacant lot...
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In 1999, the body of a man was found floating in the Sacramento River...
