scientists discovered evidence of foul play in the dirt itself when they analyzed a white substance which they found mixed in with the soil at the grave. the trace section of our laboratory analyzed those and determined the presence of calcium carbonate, which could have been a byproduct of lime. people put lime there to stop the odor of a decomposing body or to cause it to decompose faster. scientists analyzed the hair found at the grave site. hair can be identified as caucasoid, negroid, or mongoloid. but the hair was badly damaged. the only conclusion scientists could reach was that it was not negroid. the preliminary information indicated that the victim was a female caucasian. she was short, about five feet tall. police sent this information to
when they analyzed a white substance which they found mixed in with the soil at the grave. the trace section of our laboratory analyzed those and determined the presence of calcium carbonate, which could have been a byproduct of lime. people put lime there to stop the odor of a decomposing body or to cause it to decompose faster. scientists found hair at the grave site. hair can be identified as caucasoid, negroid, or mongoloid. the only conclusion scientists could reach was that it was not negroid. the preliminary information indicated that the victim was a female caucasian. she was short, about five feet tall. police sent this information to the national crime center, a database of all missing persons in the united states and canada.