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Lay Them to Rest
Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless | Laurah Norton
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A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the identity of an unknown woman named "Ina Jane Doe," exploring the rapidly evolving techniques scientists are using to break the most notorious (…more)
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JenniferEgnor
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The book mentions the NamUs website and its problems, and today NPR reports fresh journalism on those deep issues.

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https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/nx-s1-5057412/missing-persons-indigenous-mmiw-nam...

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JenniferEgnor
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Two websites listed in the book for missing and un-ID‘s persons:
1. https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/%3Cfront%3E
2. https://www.doenetwork.org/

The Doe Network was created by a friend of the author and is entirely run by volunteers, unlike Name Us, which is government.

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JenniferEgnor
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When there are too many victims from a county, or city, years and months are assigned: Los Angeles County John Doe 1980. Los Angeles County John Doe 1999.

JenniferEgnor I tried googling this for my local Charleston county…it‘s true. (edited) 3mo
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A little unfocused at times, bouncing from cold case to cold case, it still had a great amount of information related to the forensic sciences and the tenacity exerted by the investigators on solving the main case.

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Ephemera
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Every year many Americans go missing and are never seen again. Also every year, human remains are found but may never be identified. This book follows the process used to find out the identity of one Jane Doe. It details the many steps taken by various professionals to finally pin down who this woman was and when she went missing and where. People interested in criminal forensics will like this book. Four stars.

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Hanging out at a local bookstore and may have over indulged… No Regrets 😆 #bookbuyingbanstartstomorrowforsure

Tamra So pretty! 1y
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Rhondareads
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Thanks Hachette books for Down the Hill and Lay Them to Rest my weekend reading Al set📚🥰