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MIF050713; Detroit July 13 2005
Topic Started: Mar 14 2006, 09:00 PM (462 Views)
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LAST DATE OF CONTACT : 07/01/2004

DOB : 08/11/1958 HEIGHT : 5'03"
GENDER : FEMALE WEIGHT : 123 lbs
HAIR COLOR : BLONDE EYE COLOR : BLUE
RACE : WHITE
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As a last resort, police mold faces of forgotten

Piecing together state's unsolved mysteries

Norman Sinclair / The Detroit News

April 18, 2006

DETROIT -- "Casket Man" died years ago, and "Mummy" was found dead in an abandoned house last summer.

Area police and Wayne County morgue officials have pursued every lead and checked every missing persons list but have come up empty in their effort to identify the two unclaimed bodies.

Now, the last hope of solving the mystery of the identities rests largely with the talent of a state police forensic artist, Trooper Sarah Foster, part of the eight-member team of forensic artists trained in facial reconstruction. The Michigan State Police reconstruction team is the largest in the country and is on 24-hour call to assist law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

"When they don't know what else to do after they've tried everything else, they call us," said Foster, who is assigned to the Detroit post.

Team members also draw composites of suspects from descriptions given by crime victims and they do sketches of victims for medical examiners and police at autopsies.

Elbert Samuels, chief of investigations for the Wayne County medical examiner's office, said his office is excited by the state police's offer to help in these cases. He said while facial reconstruction has been used elsewhere, it is a new tool for the morgue that could prove invaluable in carrying out the morgue's mission to identify the deceased and notify next of kin.

"We run into brick walls in a lot of cases, and this is another avenue for us," Samuels said. "If we get one person identified, that is one more family reunited with a loved one."

Intuition comes in handy

Mummy and Casket Man are the team's only current reconstruction cases.

Guided by measurements taken from numerous points on the skull, the nose area, as well as the teeth of the victim, Foster is able to construct a face out of clay that she hopes is a close enough resemblance that someone will recognize the person and notify police.

Two years ago, police delivered a skull that had been stored in a property room for more than a decade. It was from a body found in the Clinton River in 1992. Seven days after Foster completed the facial reconstruction, someone saw a picture of it in a newspaper and identified the person as a 19-year-old Algonac man who was reported missing in 1983.

"You do get a feeling from them as you work on the face," Foster said. In the case of the body in the river, Foster said she had a strong feeling he had been a good-looking guy. "I knew he cared about his looks because he had two teeth extracted for orthodontic reasons," Foster said. "When he was identified, it turns out he had been voted the best-looking guy in his high school class."

The 28-year-old trooper recently completed a face for Mummy, as she named the skull of a woman whose decomposed body was found July 7 in a house at 4333 Wabash at Grand River in Detroit.

Mummy, Foster believes, was a street prostitute, 5 foot 3 inches tall with brown hair 1 to 3 inches long. She was found nude without belongings in a house known for squatters in an area frequented by prostitutes. Because of the body's condition, the medical examiner could not determine a cause of death. Scuff marks leading into the house indicate the woman might have been dragged into the kitchen, where she was found.

The poor condition of the woman's teeth also indicated someone who did not take care of herself, Foster deduced. She would probably not wear makeup or style her short cropped hair, important clues Foster uses to decide whether to create a plain-looking face or a more glamorous one.

Clues to mystery take shape

The first step in the process is done in an anthropology lab at Michigan State University, where the skull is cleaned and a background profile of race, sex and age is established. The MSU scientist said the woman was white and 40 to 60 years old.

Using certain points on the skull as guide marks, Foster projected the way the woman's facial muscles, tissue and skin covered her face. By measuring the width of the hole where her nose was, and measuring her nasal spine bone, Foster is able to recreate a nose the same size and shape as the original. Prosthetic eyes, skin and hair complete the reconstruction.

Foster said by studying the dead person so intently, she invariably develops a connection with her subjects.

"You spend so much time with a person in death that afterwards, when someone identifies them, you feel as if you're part of the family," Foster said.

Foster and the Michigan State forensic artist team rate with the nation's best, said Lt. Roy Paschal, in charge of the forensic unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

"They have the structure with artists throughout the state, and the annual training they give their artists is unmatched anywhere," Paschal said. "I have seen a lot of fine work come out of Michigan."

Paschal, who teaches composite art at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Va., had Foster in one of his classes. "Although she is young, she is one of the finest in her field," he said.

Forensic art runs in family

Casket Man is Foster's latest assignment. Police have been trying to identify him since finding his body in a casket Aug. 25 at the abandoned Pope Funeral Home on Plymouth in Detroit. A second body found at the same time at the funeral home was identified and claimed by relatives, said Samuels, of the medical examiner's office.

The man's unidentified body was nattily dressed in a grey pinstriped double-breasted suit with a white shirt and tie. Because he was embalmed and the casket sealed, Foster believes a funeral had been held and burial was postponed but never carried out. His body eventually decomposed.

"It's obvious someone cared for this man. They paid to have him embalmed. He was well-dressed, and his white beard is neatly trimmed," Foster said.

The young trooper takes to her work naturally. Her father, Detective Sgt. Mark Krebs assigned to the Bad Axe Post, was one of the first forensic artists in the department.

You can reach Norman Sinclair at (313) 222-2034 or nsinclair@detnews.com.
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Unidentified White Female

* The victim was discovered on July 13, 2005 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
* Mummified Remains
* Cause of death is unknown

Vital Statistics

* Estimated age: 40-60 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 5' 3" - 5' 5"; 115-130 lbs.
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Light brown hair, 1-3 inches in length; slender build.
* Dentals: Poor oral hygiene; she was missing many teeth.
* Clothing: No personal items located.

Case History
The victim was located in a vacant dwelling located at 4333 Wabash in Detroit, Michigan on July 13, 2005. This house is located just south of Grand River between Mach and Warren, and known for squatters in an area frequented by prostitutes.
It is believed she may have been homeless or transient. She may also have been a street prostitute.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office
Investigator Lorita Prentice
313-833-2504
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