Innocent Victims?

It's more often thought that the unidentified persons in any UID database are victims. Most UID's are indeed victims of murder. But consider the possibility that the victim is not an innocent victim. Very possible that they are of the criminal element themselves.

Known fugitives of justice are not in missing persons databases for comparison to unidentified remains. That would not be justice to the true missing persons. But Law Enforcement Agencies might consider the alternate use of search-able databases like NamUs & Doe Network to seek out their fugitives among the unidentified deceased. A double value!

The NamUs database is very detailed. If LE know of the specific crown, filling or other dental detail they can search the records for cases that have the same single dental detail. So if I want to look for all male UID's that have a crown on the upper left bicuspid and a filling on the upper right bicuspid, a list of cases with those specific details would be generated for further review. That's why the dentals are important. They are vital in the final ID -- and can greatly enhance the search-ability for quick review of possible matches.

Too bad dental x-rays aren't a standard booking feature when someone is arrested.

Now in the standard news piece -- speaking as only a rep for other efforts -- I'd have to mind my tongue in regards to suggesting dental x-rays are taken of criminals arrested for violent crimes of any kind. But when there's time too look at things from a personal point of view -- one would understand why "I" feel it would have value.

But the result is the same, innocent or not, we must still try to help find a name for any victim. A crime was committed and a life lost in any event. A family suffers somewhere - and someone goes unpunished.