In this 'Missing in Texas,' FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen takes a look at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University and its work to advance forensic anthropology and identify the nameless.
works to advance the forensic anthropology field. Part of the work they do includes identifying the nameless.
"We feel good about the work we do affording these individuals an opportunity at identification and when we can give a family an answer, so they don't have to live in this ambiguous loss day in and day out," anthropology professor Kate Spradley said. She says FACTS does research, outreach, and education. They also help medical, legal, and law enforcement agencies. A program called
focuses on migrants who die crossing the Texas-Mexico border. Spradley says right now, they have about 400 cases, and they've identified about 85 of them.One of the cases involved the case of a young woman found in Falfurrias in South Texas in November 2011. She was buried in one body bag with four other bodies. Only one of them has been identified.
"This is one of those cases that ultimately will most likely be resolved through DNA analysis," Spradley said.Spradley says when they work with any unidentified remains, they start with anthropological analysis, the sex of the person, their origin, height, and age, and if there was any trauma.
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