Public Records in Criminal Justice

Unidentified remains often do not have enough DNA evidence to find a genetic match to an individual or family. In those cases, and even in ones with DNA evidence, a combination of public records searching and forensic reconstructions are used to narrow down the number of potential contenders. Many investigators and websleuths spend countless hours sifting through missing persons reports, newspaper articles, census records, and more, attempting to find the names and families of the unidentified humans. Below are examples of non profits and forensic reconstruction artists who specialize in assisting with these cases.