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| ELL | Nov 7 2008, 10:02 AM Post #1 |
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Benson police have turned to a Tucsonan specializing in facial reconstruction to try to identify a woman whose skull, minus the lower jaw, was found on the town's northwest side earlier this year. Little is known about the woman other than she was white and roughly 25 to 35 years old. A forensic anthropologist and medical examiners who examined the skull believe the remains had been in the desert near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks two to three years, reconstructionist Cherie Ryan said. In facial reconstruction, clay is attached to the skull and shaped to create a lifelike representation of the person's appearance. The sculpture can lead to identification when a member of the public notices a resemblance to someone missing. Ryan's facial reconstruction will be displayed Friday to reporters at the State of Arizona building at 400 W. Congress St., Ryan said. With almost nothing to go on, Benson police hope someone will recognize Ryan's reconstruction and call authorities. Detective Asher Arnold said the skull was found March 2 by a hiker. Ryan said facial reconstructions are based on studies showing the depth of flesh on a skull given such factors as race, ethnicity, age and gender. A reconstructionist applies modeling clay to the skull to the depth indicated by the studies and often comes up with a good likeness of the dead person, Ryan said. Eye color cannot be determined and, Ryan said, neither could the woman's hair color in this case. Ryan has been a facial reconstructionist for 18 years. She has done at least eight for southern Arizona agencies since moving to Tucson about 10 years ago and getting a job as an investigator with the Pima County Attorney's Office. Before that, she was an officer with the Dallas Police Department. She now is an officer with the Arizona Capitol Police, assigned to duties at state facilities in Tucson. Arnold asked that anyone who recognizes the woman in the reconstruction call him at 520-586-2211. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/101905.php |
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| ELL | Nov 7 2008, 10:03 AM Post #2 |
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| ELL | Nov 7 2008, 10:04 AM Post #3 |
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| ELL | Nov 7 2008, 08:32 PM Post #4 |
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Benson police hope reconstruction helps ID woman's remains By Alex Dalenberg Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.07.2008 advertisement Police have reconstructed a woman’s head from a partial-skull found in the desert near Benson hoping that giving her a face will help give her a name. The woman has been unidentified since March 2 when a hiker found what was left of her skull laying in the desert northwest of Benson, said Detective Asher Arnold of the Benson Police Department. Investigators believe that the woman was between 25 and 35-years-old and that her remains could have been in the desert for as many as three years, Asher said. Police are appealing to the public for information because they know little about who she could be or where she may have come from, he said. To that end, Asher called on the help of a forensic artist in Tucson to create a likeness of the woman and put some flesh on the mystery. Officer Cherie Ryan of the Arizona State Capitol Police has been a forensic artist since 1990. While she usually patrols state government buildings in Tucson with the Capitol Police, Asher called on her because of her years of experience in forensic art as a detective in both Dallas and Tucson. “I was just able to help out in the right place at the right time,” Ryan said. To reconstruct the woman’s face Ryan had the skull examined by a forensic anthropologist who determined the victim’s sex, race and age. She then rebuilt the woman’s missing jaw based on the proportions of the woman’s skull. She made the reconstructed face by molding clay over the woman’s skull. She shaped the facial muscles over the cheek bones to give them the same tone of a woman in her late 20s or early 30s. She gave the woman eyes by inserting mannequin eyeballs into the skull’s empty sockets. While there are some things that Ryan cannot know, like the woman’s complexion or hair color, the reconstruction should be a 70 to 80 percent likeness, Ryan said. The woman’s complexion, eye color and hair color are brown in the reconstruction because brown is the most common color in all races, she said. “For all I know, she could have shaved her head or died it punk purple. I try not to give them personalities because if I were to guess I’m sure I’d guess wrong,” she said. The reconstruction took four days to complete, she said. “We’re hoping that someone will look at this and say, ‘That looks just like Sally,’ who maybe dropped off the face of the earth three years ago, and call the authorities,” she said. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/266197.php |
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| PorchlightUSA | Nov 26 2008, 11:33 AM Post #5 |
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http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/266197.php Hourly Update Benson police hope reconstruction helps ID woman's remains By Alex Dalenberg Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.07.2008 advertisement Police have reconstructed a woman’s head from a partial-skull found in the desert near Benson hoping that giving her a face will help give her a name. The woman has been unidentified since March 2 when a hiker found what was left of her skull laying in the desert northwest of Benson, said Detective Asher Arnold of the Benson Police Department. Investigators believe that the woman was between 25 and 35-years-old and that her remains could have been in the desert for as many as three years, Asher said. Police are appealing to the public for information because they know little about who she could be or where she may have come from, he said. To that end, Asher called on the help of a forensic artist in Tucson to create a likeness of the woman and put some flesh on the mystery. Officer Cherie Ryan of the Arizona State Capitol Police has been a forensic artist since 1990. While she usually patrols state government buildings in Tucson with the Capitol Police, Asher called on her because of her years of experience in forensic art as a detective in both Dallas and Tucson. “I was just able to help out in the right place at the right time,” Ryan said. To reconstruct the woman’s face Ryan had the skull examined by a forensic anthropologist who determined the victim’s sex, race and age. She then rebuilt the woman’s missing jaw based on the proportions of the woman’s skull. She made the reconstructed face by molding clay over the woman’s skull. She shaped the facial muscles over the cheek bones to give them the same tone of a woman in her late 20s or early 30s. She gave the woman eyes by inserting mannequin eyeballs into the skull’s empty sockets. While there are some things that Ryan cannot know, like the woman’s complexion or hair color, the reconstruction should be a 70 to 80 percent likeness, Ryan said. The woman’s complexion, eye color and hair color are brown in the reconstruction because brown is the most common color in all races, she said. “For all I know, she could have shaved her head or died it punk purple. I try not to give them personalities because if I were to guess I’m sure I’d guess wrong,” she said. The reconstruction took four days to complete, she said. “We’re hoping that someone will look at this and say, ‘That looks just like Sally,’ who maybe dropped off the face of the earth three years ago, and call the authorities,” she said. |
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| PorchlightUSA | Nov 26 2008, 04:40 PM Post #6 |
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http://www.bensonnews-sun.com/articles/200...news/news03.txt Public's help sought to identify woman Police hope someone can help identify the remains of a female discovered in March. With assistance from a forensic artist, here's what the woman may have looked like. (Photo courtesy Benson Police Dept.) Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 12:02 AM CST Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun Benson Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a skull of a female found in Benson in March. Authorities are looking for leads regarding the skull identified as that of a female between 25 and 35 years old. Detective Asher Arnold said the skull was found by a hiker in a desert area northwest of Benson. Online File Sharing Made Simple Use Your IRA Funds to Buy Real Estate Now Checking your Credit Could Raise your Score Police believe the skull is that of a white adult, and may have been buried there for about three years. Using a forensic artist, Arnold said they were able to reconstruct the face and get an idea of what the woman would have looked like. "No cause of death has been determined at this time," Arnold said. "We are just seeking the public's assistance to identify the remains." The police are circulating the picture throughout the county in hopes of getting some information that will help close the case. Anyone with information can contact Arnold at (520) 586-2211. |
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| PorchlightUSA | Feb 11 2010, 08:26 AM Post #7 |
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Unidentified White Female * The victim was discovered on March 2, 2008 northwest of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona * Estimated Date of Death: 2005 (3 years prior) * Skull Only Vital Statistics * Estimated age: 25-35 years old * Dentals: No mandible found. Case History The skull was found by a hiker in a desert area northwest of Benson, Arizona in March 2008. Investigators If you have any information about this case please contact: Benson Police Department Detective Asher Arnold 520-586-2211 -- Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner 520-243-8600 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Agency Case Number: ME08-012 Source Information: San Pedro Valley News-Sun http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/674ufaz.html |
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| PorchlightUSA | Sep 29 2012, 07:39 PM Post #8 |
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http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/unidentifi...e_benson_az.pdf |
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