Posts Tagged ‘dental records to identify body’
Officials confirm jawbone found in Aruba is not that of missing American schoolgirl
Officials in Aruba have confirmed that a jawbone found on the Dutch Caribbean island is not that of missing schoolgirl, Natalee Holloway. The jawbone was found by a tourist and send to Holland for analysis; yesterday, Dutch forensic scientists ruled out the possibility of the bone belonging to the missing Alabama schoolgirl. They confirmed the […]
Dutch authorities studying dental records of missing teenager
Dutch authorities are studying the dental records of missing teenager, Natalee Holloway, after a jawbone was found in Aruba. Natalee Holloway, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was just 18 when she disappeared on a high school graduation holiday to Aruba in 2005. Natalee was last seen leaving a bar with a Dutch man named Joran van […]
Dental records used to identify body in Michigan
Dental records have been used to identify a body found in swampland near Detroit. The body of 62 year old banker David Widlak was identified using dental records; the body was severely decayed. Widlak had been missing since September 15th when he was seen at the Mount Clemens Community Central Bank Corporation offices. Mr Widlak’s […]
New Zealand police call for dental records to identify victim
Police in New Zealand have requested dental records after a person died when a campervan was caught up in flames in Canterbury. The burning van was spotted by a passing motorist on Sunday morning and police were called to the scene. A post-mortem was carried out on Monday in Christchurch. Police have not yet identified […]
