Amazing Forensic work

[CASuzk]

http://www.forensicmag.com/articles.asp?pid=150


I visit the Mammoth Lakes area often I was there when this story first broke; the skull of what was at first thought to be a child murder victim was found.
Once it was determined that this was very small adult, one of the rangers remembered a small woman asking for help for an abusive situation. She was given the name of a local domestic violence group and left. The man who was with her was mean looking white guy and the ranger thought the woman might have been asian. The couple was staying in local camping area but they may have been there for several months or more.

Her murder has not yet been located but thanks to some really amazing work on the part of this very small police department, the victim has been identified and her family back in Mexico will no longer have to wonder what happened to her.

[Masterj]

Thank you so much for posting this article! What a fascinating read. I hope they are able to locate her killer.

[Salem]

Wow! pretty impressive! I wish the picture of the husband would have been included. It seems someone in Mexico would know the guy.

Hoping for a break in this case. The Detective sure does deserve it. He has gone above and beyond what most unidentified missing persons receive.

Salem

[CASuzk]

That case did haunt me for a while. Until they at least were able to ID her, I thought for sure that she was another poor mail order bride who died and her family would always be looking for her. It does sound (in another report) like this woman went voluntarily.
Mammoth Lakes is such a pretty place, to think that she suffered and died there when she could have had the help she needed is very sad.

[MeoW333]

That detective is working so hard on the case, i hope he catches him! It is good to see a small town that has a dedicated detective.

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The tradeoff is the publicity. I believe that the couple was so unique – a slight 4-foot 6-inch Indian-Hispanic female and a pudgy 5-foot 9-inch, 175-200 pound white male – that maximum press exposure to this story and the pictures of the victim and her husband, will lead to tips from citizens that could identify this woman and help solve the case.
Press exposure is paramount. Someone recognizing this couple far outweighs the suspect knowing the cops are after him. When we get that tip, that’ll be huge."

That qoute from the article is so true! If more LE were willing to put out more details on cases, there is a better chance they'd get solved with help from the public. With the dedication of Dostie, the way he includes all of his experts as part of the team, keeping them informed, he will catch the culprit.