Sheriff Hobart Lewis (of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office in SC) held a press conference announcing a significant breakthrough in the cold case formerly known as "Mr. X." This case, which originated in 1975, involved the discovery of an unidentified body by a hunter near Hwy 20 and Blakely Road.
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In March 2015, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by a hiker off a bicycle path in Setauket, New York. Setauket is a community on the North Shore of Long Island.
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Using new archaeological and bioarchaeological technologies, investigators from the University of Vienna have found that a grave discovered 20 years ago in present day Austria is much older than anticipated – nearly 500 years older – and could be the first genetic mother-daughter discovery in human history.
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Dental morphological traits, also known as non-metric dental traits, exhibit variation in appearance both within and between groups. The study analyzed the non-metric traits among the South Indian population, as few variants can be grouped within the population.
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After a five-year fact-finding mission, a multi-agency working group has identified a host of problems in the U.S. medical examiner/coroner system, but solutions remain elusive.
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The problem: Much of the existing literature on gunshots and fracture patterns primarily focuses on injuries to the skull, rather than the body’s long bones, such as the legs and arms.
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The study is the first to document intimate partner homicide-related fractures from a forensic anthropological perspective.
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There have been at least 2,000 bog bodies recovered from Europe’s peatlands, with around 130 found in Ireland.
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The fully functioning forensic anthropology facility will be capable of providing a full and detailed biological profile of unknown decedents.
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For the first time, researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh. The findings have significant implications for the future of forensic science.
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