ANTH486 - Hard Evidence Exam
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Chapter 1: The Marty Miller Case - Introducing Forensic Anthropology marty miller
killed his daughter then dissappeared
skeletal remains were found in the woods
through recovery, skeletal biology, inventory, biological profile, antemortem
pathologies the remains were identified
case solved: miller killed himself soon after he killed his daughter
Chapter 2: Multidisciplinary Approach to Human Identification in Homicide
Investigation remains found in new york with signs of amputation
sent to pathologists, soft tissue suggested african american teenaged female - matching
3 missing persons
through x-ray comparison of missings, 2 were eliminated
mtDNA from mother of 3rd missing positively identified her
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, further anthropological analysis confirmed age/sex (no skull recovered to confirm
ancestry)
Chapter 3: The Herring Case - An Outlier remains found, taken to pathologist and
forgotten
once the remains are finally examined by a forensic anthropologist, the results conflict
traits found were indicating the person was both male and female, young and old
further examination of materials found with the body leads to possible identification,
became positive when records are obtained
this case could have been solved in less time if more attention was paid or there was
more urgency for the victim (homeless)
Chapter 4: An Incidental Finding remains found were identified using photograph
overlay and dental records of missing persons
during the case, anomalies present themselves indicating that the victims father may
not have been her father
what is the role of the forensic anthropologists? do not do unnecessary harm (the
information was not relevant to the case)
Chapter 5: Science Contextualized - The Identification of a U.S. MIA of the Vietnam War
from Two Perspectives the family of the MIA became very involved the search for
their relative
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Chapter 1: The Marty Miller Case - Introducing Forensic Anthropology marty miller
killed his daughter then dissappeared
skeletal remains were found in the woods
through recovery, skeletal biology, inventory, biological profile, antemortem
pathologies the remains were identified
case solved: miller killed himself soon after he killed his daughter
Chapter 2: Multidisciplinary Approach to Human Identification in Homicide
Investigation remains found in new york with signs of amputation
sent to pathologists, soft tissue suggested african american teenaged female - matching
3 missing persons
through x-ray comparison of missings, 2 were eliminated
mtDNA from mother of 3rd missing positively identified her
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, further anthropological analysis confirmed age/sex (no skull recovered to confirm
ancestry)
Chapter 3: The Herring Case - An Outlier remains found, taken to pathologist and
forgotten
once the remains are finally examined by a forensic anthropologist, the results conflict
traits found were indicating the person was both male and female, young and old
further examination of materials found with the body leads to possible identification,
became positive when records are obtained
this case could have been solved in less time if more attention was paid or there was
more urgency for the victim (homeless)
Chapter 4: An Incidental Finding remains found were identified using photograph
overlay and dental records of missing persons
during the case, anomalies present themselves indicating that the victims father may
not have been her father
what is the role of the forensic anthropologists? do not do unnecessary harm (the
information was not relevant to the case)
Chapter 5: Science Contextualized - The Identification of a U.S. MIA of the Vietnam War
from Two Perspectives the family of the MIA became very involved the search for
their relative
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