Human Skeletal Remains Found Near Highway, Prompts Investigation

State police have reportedly launched an investigation after a human skeleton was found near a highway in New York on Thursday. New York State Police responded to a call from a driver who had stopped a car on the Robert Moses State Parkway in Islip, Long Island, at about 7:15 a.m. and discovered what appeared […]

Forensic Anthropology Lab Helps Identify Skeletal Remains

Fresno State — Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Chelsea Juarez of Fresno State Forensic Anthropology Institute The body is analyzed to estimate age, sex, height, ancestry, etc., and to investigate the type and timing of trauma, whatever the coroner requires. With the help of about six undergraduate students in her lab, her research helps find solutions for […]

Fresno State helps identify skeletal remains found in bag

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno State Forensic Anthropology Institute was able to help unravel the mystery behind a bag of bones found in Kings County. Deputies said the case was unlike what investigators were accustomed to because the bones likely belonged to Native Americans who lived in the area hundreds of years ago. Dr. […]