Identification by Identi-Kit composite from skull appearance. Combined efforts of the anthropologist, forensic pathologist, and criminal investigators.
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."
D000293:Adolescent; D000883:Anthropology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*