Detective Uses Science to Find Clues

December 4th, 2006 in Other Sciences / Other
Detective Uses Science to Find Clues (AP)

This is an updated photo of a bust and sketch provided by the Mammoth Lakes Police Department of a woman whose remains were found in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Through an ingenious mix of cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned investigative work, Mammoth Lake Police Department Sgt. Paul Dostie has been able to draw out his victim's story: where the woman was born, what she ate growing up, what she looked like, where she spent her last few months, everything but her name. (AP Photo/Mammoth Lakes Police Department)

(AP) -- At first, all Sgt. Paul Dostie had were handfuls of bones - fragile, gnawed-on human bones. The animal-ravaged remains, found in a shallow grave in the Inyo National Forest in May 2003, told him little. Dostie knew only that the victim was a petite woman who wasn't dressed for the rugged Sierra Nevada, judging by her lacy blouse and flimsy jacket.

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