Forensic Science Degree

In the summer of 1970 on a hot, muggy July afternooon, a female body with a bullet to the brain washed up near New Orleans, Louisiana. Who was she? Missing persons had no matching records for this "Jane Doe". Somewhere a broken-hearted family grieves, waiting for her to come home.

Every effort was made by an already overworked NOPD to find clues leading to who, what, where, when, how and why. Who is she? What was she doing here? Is she from the New Orleans area or where? When did she get here? How did she get here? And why was she dead? There were many questions and no answers. With no clues, the investigation came to a halt and there in marinates a forty year old mystery.

People forget, but families do not. Those who loved her most will never stop searching for her, lessening their pain, pretending she is alive, well and happy.

Move forward to 2009:
A female body with a bullet to the brain washed up near New Orleans. The NOPD called in their investigative team including one of the best forensic science technologists in the country. They asked the same questions forty years ago...who, what, where, when, how and why.

Within hours, forensic and computer wizards identified the "Jane Doe" as missing college student, Mahali McDonald from Mobile, Alabama. The bullet examination nailed the gun make. A second set of finger prints were found. They knew the contents of her last meal, which included hot peppered Cajun bites and a popular Mardi Gras bread. Stuck inside her jeans' pocket was a combination of sequins and confetti, only used by certain New Orleans parade vendors. Microscopic examination found a perfect match to the sequin/confetti. All the pieces led to bar in a not-so-safe area.

Some staff and regular bar patrons recognized the picture of Ms. McDonald. All were in one accord that she had too much to drink, and she seemed to be drawn to partners or friends much beneath her social strata. It is believed she was unaware of her raucous behavior. No one saw her leave.

The gun was registered to her father and brought to New Orleans for protection. She and boyfriend argued earlier in the evening, and she took a walk, alone. She wandered into a somewhat sleazy district and went into a bar to rest and used her cellular phone to call the hotel, but no boyfriend. Many drinks later, she left with semi-transient and dock worker, Louis Boles. That second set of finger prints matched those of Louis Boles. Forensic Science was used to locate and convict Boles. A family grieves but Mahali is home...

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