Forensic Identification

Safety & Emergency Response

When authorities identify a crash victim, the process combines forensic science, notification protocols, and privacy safeguards to confirm identity and inform the public respons...

Guides And Explainers

When a flight attendant is reported missing and later found dead, the process by which authorities confirm and disclose that finding follows strict protocols and evidentiary sta...

vernon-county

The Vernon County Jane Doe case refers to the 1984 discovery of a woman’s body near Westby, Wisconsin, and the subsequent decades-long effort to identify her. Found along a se...

true crime

Ted Bundy's confirmed victims were primarily young women and girls whose remains were recovered, identified, and repatriated to families between 1975 and 1989. This verified exp...

Status Updates

Gabby Petito was found deceased on September 19, 2021, in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest after her family reported her missing and a subsequent search effort. On that d...

Status Updates

Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted at gunpoint on October 22, 1989, in St. Joseph, Minnesota, was never seen alive again after that night. His body was never found at the time o...

Status Updates

No independently verified reporting or official records confirm that Shanann Watts was shown in an open casket. Available public records and reliable accounts focus on identific...