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| ELL | Sep 24 2008, 07:36 PM Post #1 |
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LSU unit, Lincoln Sheriff's Office work to ID remains of white male Staff report • September 24, 2008 The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office is working with the Louisiana State University Forensic Anthropology Enhancement Services to identify the remains of a white male found recently in the parish. According to a news release, the department received a report Monday of a possible body located in a wooded area west of Ruston. Deputies responded to the scene and located what appeared to be human skeletal remains. Investigator Byron Feduccia recovered some of the remains and contacted Mary Mahheim, director of LSU’s forensic anthropology unit. Today, Manheim’s team assisted sheriff’s investigators and the sheriff’s crime scene unit in locating and identifying even more remains. Manheim believes the remains to be those of an adult white male possibly 40 to 50 years old. Investigators will be working closely with LSU in identifying the remains and determining the cause of death, the release stated. http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...ATES01/80924019 |
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| ELL | Sep 24 2008, 07:36 PM Post #2 |
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| ELL | Sep 25 2008, 12:24 PM Post #3 |
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Man’s skeletal remains recovered from woods Louisiana Gannett News • September 24, 2008 Post a CommentRecommend Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us Digg Newsvine Buzz up! RUSTON — Forensic anthropologists and Lincoln sheriff’s deputies are investigating the origin of skeletal remains recovered today from woods west of Ruston. The remains — including a thigh bone a forester found Monday among leaves and pine needles — belong to a white man 40 to 60 years old. They had been at the site several weeks to several months, authorities said. Progress in the case depends on finding a match with a missing person, said Mary Manhein, whose LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services laboratory assisted in the recovery. “You can have the best profile, but it doesn’t work if there’s no match,” said Manhein, adding that she expects to have a more detailed profile in the coming weeks. The bones were strewn over a 100-foot-square area and likely were scattered by animals, said Stephen Williams, spokesman for the Lincoln sheriff’s office, which has issued a nationwide notice seeking information about missing persons matching the limited profile. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.d...NEWS03/80924028 |
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| ELL | Nov 2 2008, 05:50 PM Post #4 |
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High-tech forensics used for skull found in Lincoln By Matthew Hamilton • mhamilton@monroe.gannett.com • November 2, 2008 Post a CommentRecommend Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us Digg Newsvine Buzz up! In the first week after Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s deputies found a man’s bones and skull in a forest west of Ruston, the investigation was thick with leads. Investigator Byron Feduccia said the case initially prompted “a bunch” of calls from people who knew of someone missing. More than a month later, the calls have slowed to a trickle and false leads have been pared away. With the help of forensic anthropologists, detectives are turning to a national DNA database and the possibility of facial reconstruction to put a name to the remains. The LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory in Baton Rouge originally managed the recovery efforts of the remains and gave investigators a general profile: a male, age 40 to 60, who died six months to four years ago. Mary H. Manhein, director of the LSU FACES laboratory and author of “The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist,” said forensic anthropologists use clues from insects and the extent of how “dried out” the remains appear to help determine when a person died. Feduccia said LSU FACES determined this death was unlikely to have been a shooting or stabbing after analyzing the ribs under a microscope and detecting no marks of impact. One lead, an Arkansas man missing for three years, fits the profile better than the others. To test the lead, LSU FACES will send a DNA sample from the bones to Shreveport’s crime laboratory. The sample will be compared to the DNA of the Arkansas man and other DNA profiles through a computer program called CODIS, which accesses a national database of genetic information for convicted offenders, unsolved crime-scene evidence and missing persons. If the DNA search proves fruitless, Feduccia said investigators may ask LSU FACES for a facial reconstruction of the dead man. Using the bone structure and age of the remains as a guide, a forensic sculptor from LSU FACES would shape clay in the appearance of the deceased. Law enforcement would use that likeness in the hope that someone would recognize him. Feduccia said the investigation may stretch on another six months, as LSU FACES has received a backlog of cases in recent weeks. He encouraged anyone with information about the case to call the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office at 318-251-5111. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/2008110...ATES01/81102006 |
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| tatertot | Feb 23 2010, 05:52 PM Post #5 |
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http://rustonleader.com/news.php?id=6361 Human remains identified DNA matches Ruston man reported missing in 2008 Laura Bond, Reporter 02-23-2010 The skeletal remains of a human body discovered in Lincoln Parish in late 2008 have been confirmed to be that of a 50-year-old Ruston man reported missing earlier that year. Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Stephen Williams said two DNA tests show a match to Efren Manuel Garcia Jr., a California native who moved to Ruston about 15 years ago. His address was listed on Snowden Street in southwest Ruston, where Williams said Garcia’s stepmother lived. The human remains were first discovered in September 2008 in a wooded area off of U.S. Highway 80 near Grambling, when a forester ran across a human femur while observing the area. Williams said it is estimated the remains were lying there between six months and a year before they were discovered. Garcia was reported missing in February 2008 by a relative from California who came looking for him, Williams said. It may be possible that Garcia was missing before this time, Williams said, since Garcia was somewhat of a drifter. Garcia was reportedly arrested in Lincoln Parish in 2006 on narcotics charges and spent time in the Detention Center. Williams said in the 1990s, Garcia was also arrested in California, where he received a DNA swab. That more than a decade-old DNA sample reportedly helped identify Garcia’s remains. “The FBI has a system called CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) where basically most of the people going into the legal system for felony offenses have a DNA swab taken when they’re booked,” Williams said. “The way we got tipped is we got a CODIS hit out of the judicial system.” To collect further evidence, the LPSO got in touch with Garcia’s brother in California, who submitted a DNA sample to the police there. The sample was passed on to the Louisiana State University Forensic Anthropology Enhancement Services to compare with the skeletal DNA samples. “It was a match without a shadow of a doubt,” Williams said. Because of the age of the body, Williams said a cause of death will be very difficult to determine. Although the circumstances of the death appear suspicious, Williams said there have been no signs of trauma to the skeleton that indicate a homicide. __________ Do you have information? Anyone with information relating to the disappearance and/or death of Efren Manuel Garcia Jr. can call LPSO at 251-5111 or Crimestoppers at 255-1111. Crimestoppers callers do not have to give their names.
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| tatertot | Feb 26 2010, 06:56 AM Post #6 |
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http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100226/NEWS01/2260318 Officials probing cause of death in remains case By Zack Southwell February 26, 2010 Lincoln Parish authorities said an investigation has been opened into the death of a man whose remains were found scattered in an area west of Ruston in September 2008. On Monday, Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory in Baton Rouge identified the bones as belonging to Efren Garcia Jr., who was 50 years old when he was reported missing in February 2009. Deputies said Garcia had lived in the Ruston area for several years. "We've spoken to members of his family," Lincoln Sheriff Mike Stone said. "We've also spoken to some of his friends to get more information on this case." Stone said the circumstances of Garcia's death were suspicious, considering where he was found. "His uncle reported him missing, but (the uncle) passed away before we could get in touch with him," Stone said. Because LSU FACES did not detect any marks of impact on Garcia's skull or ribs, his cause of death is unknown. LSU FACES cataloged and closely examined Garcia's remains. DNA samples were extracted and entered into the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. CODIS initially turned up a hit for a man missing in Arkansas that eventually turned out to be a mismatch, said Mary Manhein, director of LSU FACES. But CODIS eventually matched the lab's DNA sample to a sample from one of Garcia's relatives living in California. Manhein said determining the cause of death was difficult not only because there were no signs of trauma on Garcia's bones, but also because of the length of time that had passed since his death. Manhein said matching skeletal remains to a cold case is extremely rare; only two matches to three matches at most are made each year in the four-state region, she said. |
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