so investigators took the unusual step of trying to generate a composite sketch from what little remained. we knew and recognized that until we can identify this victim, we re not going to be able to really get our wheels moving in the investigation. fortunately, the skull was intact. so measurements such as the brow lines, height of the cheekbones, the length and width of the jaw survived. the victim had received three gunshot wounds to the head. so the teeth, for the most part, were gone. and there was significant burning on the one side of the face, charring on the other side of the face. and then a swelling from the intense heat of the fire. a small part of the victim s cornrow hairstyle remained intact, which helped detective lang create a more realistic likeness. within two days, detective lang finished his work.
a small part of the victim s cornrow hairstyle remained in tact, which helped detective lang create a more realistic likeness. within two days, detective lang finished his work. a little bit of science, a little bit of art. luckily for investigators, if the fire had burned just a little longer, it wouldn t have been possible to get this image. another 15 minutes of fire, and it would have been a very different case. the image was released to media outlets throughout the region. three days after the crime, a woman from harrisburg, pennsylvania called saying the drawing resembled her boyfriend, 26 year old wesley person. she commented that the composite did not depict an earring that was in his left ear. that was a feature i intentionally left out of the composite. investigators were already familiar with wesley person. i dealt with wesley person about six years before this. i was the prosecutor of wesley for a drug trafficking case. person s prints were on file from th
we knew and recognized that until we can identify this victim, we re not going to be able to really get our wheels moving in the investigation. fortunately, the skull was in tact. so measurements such as the brow lines, height of the cheekbones, the length and width of the jaw survived. the victim had received three gunshot wounds to the head. so the teeth, for the most part were gone. and there was significant burning on the one side of the face, charring on the other side of the face. and then a swelling from the intense heat of the fire. a small part of the victim s cornrow hairstyle remained in tact, which helped detective lang create a more realistic likeness. within two days, detective lang finished his work. a little bit of science, a little bit of art.
we knew and recognized that until we can identify this victim, we re not going to be able to really get our wheels moving in the investigation. fortunately, the skull was in tact. so measurements such as the brow lines, height of the cheekbones, the length and width of the jaw survived. the victim had received three gunshot wounds to the head. so the teeth, for the most part were gone. and there was significant burning on the one side of the face, charring on the other side of the face. and then a swelling from the intense heat of the fire. a small part of the victim s cornrow hairstyle remained in tact, which helped detective lang create a more realistic likeness. within two days, detective lang finished his work. a little bit of science, a little bit of art. luckily for investigators, if the fire had burned just a little longer, it wouldn t have been possible to get this image.
generate a compost sketch from what little remained. we knew and recognized until we could identify this victim, we re not going to be able to really get our wheels moving in the investigation. fortunately, the skull was impact. so measurements such as the brow lines, height of the cheekbones, the length and width of the jaw survived. the victim had received three gunshot wounds to the head so that the teeth, for the most part, were gone. and there was significant burning on. the one side of the face, charring on the other side of the face, and then a swelling from the intense heat of the fire. a small part of the victim s cornrow hair style remained intact which helped detective lang create more a more