Snohomish County ME updated image
I first drew this man in 2018 when it was believed he may be East Indian. DNA now shows his genetic profile as from North Atlantic, Baltic, and West Mediterranean regions; so Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office has asked me to update the drawing to reflect that. He was found in 1980 on the bank […]
Lewis County Unidentified cases
Lewis County Medical Examiner’s Office just released the two reconstructions I did for them. They’ve set up a dedicated tip line for the cases, 360 740 3367. Both sets of remains were found this year in the county. The first (without the hoody) was found in Winlock March 2. He is a White or Hispanic […]
Yakima County Unidentified Remains
Recently finished this 2D reconstruction of a Native American female whose skeletal remains were found in Yakima County near the unincorporated town of Parker in 1988. She is believed to have been 30 to 39 years old, about 5 feet tall and less than 120 pounds. She was wearing lavender pants, long sleeved shirt with […]
60 Second Docs
Texas-based forensic artist Natalie Murry isn’t your typical artist – her work’s goal is practical and scientific, rather than aesthetic. Murry draws facial reconstructions from skeletal remains, typically using only a skull as her guide. Her art is critical in cases where people cannot be identified, and her age-progression work is reuniting families with their […]
Case Study: Skull to Photo Comparison for Identification Purposes
Publishing April 2021 in the Journal of Forensic Identification In this case, the Clark County WA Medical Examiner had a victim of a house fire who was unidentified. The home owner was the probable victim but the Medical Examiner was unwilling to sign off on the victim without further confirmation of identification. There was no […]
The difference hair makes to a drawing
I was contacted by a friend of the victim on this Olympia case the other day. He was distressed by my reconstruction of his friend, saying my drawing didn’t resemble Mr. Moore at all. His friend had been a kind-hearted soul and he felt my drawing didn’t show that. It might be helpful to note […]