If you were reading this over the summer you may remember a case that I described about a headless and handless decomposing body that was found in the woods. There was also a tattoo that had been cut up probably as a way of preventing identification of the body. Here is the link to the posts to jog your memory: http://www.autopsyreport.netfirms.com/2003_07_27_autopsyreport_archive.html

Well, it recently came to my attention that the body has finally been identified. It took a few months, but the police were successful. Apparently the tattoo that we were piecing together fit the description of a tattoo of a woman that had been reported missing to another police department. The police recognized the description and contacted our police department. I believe the identification was then confirmed with DNA analysis. The woman who was killed was a prostitute, so if you know anything about forensic psychology, you know that prostitutes are low-risk victims. What this basically means is that it will be harder for the police to link someone as a suspect to her murder.