Forensic experts will gather Monday for a detailed examination of human remains believed to be those of an Indiana woman missing and presumed dead since 1999.
The unearthed human remains, which were wrapped in a tarp, will be examined at the Jasper County Hospital morgue by a team led by Lake County forensic pathologist Dr. John Cavanaugh.
A forensic anthropologist from the University of Indianapolis and an entomologist will also participate in the autopsy, along with Jasper County Coroner Dr. Gordon Klockow.
"The identity hasn't been confirmed, but the preliminary investigation indicates it is Lorraine Kirkley," Klockow told The Times of Munster for a story published Sunday.
Identifying the remains using dental records, photographs and descriptions of clothing Lorraine Kirkley was wearing when she vanished will be the easy part.
More difficult will be determining the cause and manner of death, said Klockow and Porter County Sheriff Department Chief Deputy David Lain.
"It will be problematic," said Lain, unless the cause is obvious.
Klockow said a routine autopsy takes about two hours to complete, but it is difficult to predict how long Monday's examination will take.
Officials said Malinski volunteered the information because he wanted to join a prison church, but he was told he first had to come clean about his crime.
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