thicknesses on various points on the face. facial tissues thicknesses differ from men and women and vary with race and age. next the landmarks are connected with strips of clay following the contours of the skull. >> each individual skull is like a blueprint or a fingerprint. no two are alike. we follow this blueprint then to create our faces, following the shape, the bends of each skull. >> the spaces between the clay strips are filled in to flesh out the face. plastic brown eyes are carefully aligned and set into sockets and lids are molded. final touches include a nose and lips. and because the victim was presumed to be asian, the bust was given a black wig. the identity of the victim was still unknown, but police now had an important tool in their