09-06-2017 18:39 via kxan.com

Experts talk about identification process of human remains

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — As investigators in Williamson County work to find human remains following a tip, KXAN spoke with Dr. Suzanne Dana, forensic pathologist in Lockhart, about what it takes to identify a body which has been buried for years, or possibly even decades.
Dana said a body that has been buried for 15 years would likely be skeletal by now, but that all depends on the conditions of burial, including what type of clothing, if any, the deceased was wearing.
To identify t
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