title: Identification by Identi-Kit composite from skull appearance. Combined efforts of the anthropologist, forensic pathologist, and criminal investigators.
abstract: It is always difficult to succeed in identifying skeletal remains unless one has good anthropological, dental, and investigative support. This case adds a new dimension, involving a law enforcement expert who was skilled with the use of the Identi-Kit. The picture of the victim, as developed by the Identi-Kit expert with the recommendation and support of the anthropologist, was shown on a television news program and was identified within 15 min of the show by a relative as the likeness of a missing 17-year-old black girl who was last seen months before. The combined expertise was instrumental in identifying a person who otherwise would have been recorded as another "Jane Doe."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000883:Anthropology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*