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University Students Learn Life-Long Lessons
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Falfurrias, TX: During the 10-day period (June 1-11), undergraduate and graduate students worked diligently to exhume as many human being remains as possible as part of the Forensic Project coordinated by the Forensic Scientists Team, their professors, Dr. Lori Baker, Sgt. Jim Huggins, and Dr. Krista Latham. The field work is part of … Continue reading University Students Learn Life-Long Lessons
University Professors Lead by Example
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Falfurrias: Dr. Lori Baker and Dr. Krista Latham engage students in the exhumation of unknown migrants’ remains through demonstration and guidance. See related story. June 3, 2014: Dr. Lori Baker demonstrates the procedure from the point where the remains have been located to storing and preparing them for transport. Dr. Latham worked indefatigably … Continue reading University Professors Lead by Example
University Teams Exhume Unknown Migrants’ Remains in Falfurrias Cemetery, Brooks County
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Falfurrias, Texas: For the second consecutive summer, a team of forensic scientists and their students from the Baylor University and the University of Indianapolis participated in exhuming the remains of unknown migrants from the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Falfurrias, from June 1 – 11. Dr. Lori Baker and Sgt. Jim Huggins, from … Continue reading University Teams Exhume Unknown Migrants’ Remains in Falfurrias Cemetery, Brooks County
Webb County’s Medical Examiner Works to Identify Migrants Who Died in Brooks County
Dr. Corinne Stern’s lab and office overlooks a scenic view of a scaled down brush country typical of the topography of South Texas on the outskirts of Laredo in Webb County. The building is about a mile from the main road, next to the volunteer Fire Department on a dirt road. The drab, neat building … Continue reading Webb County’s Medical Examiner Works to Identify Migrants Who Died in Brooks County