Reasons why the Grateful Doe case may have gotten off to a bad start:
Many news agencies and some law enforcement officials reported him as being a natural redhead. I have spoken with someone who has seen his autopsy photos. They said that in the pictures he appears to be a natural redhead. This caused some who glanced at the file to continue saying he was a redhead many years after the accident occurred, even after it was already known that his hair was dyed.
The new computer restoration looks nothing like the old one. Our Doe was not recognizable after the accident. The 95' restoration is a drawing based on someone's guess of what he may have looked like. The new restoration was made using the latest technology available. Computers start with the skull itself, and based on measurements, add flesh until a person is looking back. It is still an estimate of what he looked like, and should not be used in the same way as a photograph. However, it is probably safe to say that he looked more like the new restoration than the older one.
The age estimate is likely off. Grateful Doe is estimated to be 16 to 21 years old. However his dentals suggest he was older than that. Wisdom teeth, or third molars, start to come in at age 16 and older. Grateful Doe had all four wisdom teeth fully erupted. It is unusual for anyone to have all four wisdom teeth fully erupted, but it would be especially unlikely for a teenager. For this reason, I think 20-25 years old is probably a more accurate estimate. It is not unusual for the age estimates on unidentified people to be off a bit.
He probably wasn't from Virginia. This story made pretty big news in Virginia in 1995. Most everyone in the area has heard the story, and that is where many people started their search. But Grateful Doe was hitch hiking across several states. Virginia was just along his route, and most likely he was from someplace else entirely. This story has not made big news nationwide, so people missing this young man may have never even heard of this case.
It is these same things that make me believe that identifying him today is very possible even though it hasn't happened as of now. This is a solvable case. In fact, that he may never be identified is something my brain just can't wrap around.
*Please note that these are my thoughts and opinions based on many months of research. In no way am I saying that any of the above is fact. Also in no way am I implying that law enforcement did not do a good job with this case. On the contrary, I think they have done an excellent job, and their continued dedication to this case is to be admired.
Thank you for following this page. It means a lot me, personally.
Many news agencies and some law enforcement officials reported him as being a natural redhead. I have spoken with someone who has seen his autopsy photos. They said that in the pictures he appears to be a natural redhead. This caused some who glanced at the file to continue saying he was a redhead many years after the accident occurred, even after it was already known that his hair was dyed.
The new computer restoration looks nothing like the old one. Our Doe was not recognizable after the accident. The 95' restoration is a drawing based on someone's guess of what he may have looked like. The new restoration was made using the latest technology available. Computers start with the skull itself, and based on measurements, add flesh until a person is looking back. It is still an estimate of what he looked like, and should not be used in the same way as a photograph. However, it is probably safe to say that he looked more like the new restoration than the older one.
The age estimate is likely off. Grateful Doe is estimated to be 16 to 21 years old. However his dentals suggest he was older than that. Wisdom teeth, or third molars, start to come in at age 16 and older. Grateful Doe had all four wisdom teeth fully erupted. It is unusual for anyone to have all four wisdom teeth fully erupted, but it would be especially unlikely for a teenager. For this reason, I think 20-25 years old is probably a more accurate estimate. It is not unusual for the age estimates on unidentified people to be off a bit.
He probably wasn't from Virginia. This story made pretty big news in Virginia in 1995. Most everyone in the area has heard the story, and that is where many people started their search. But Grateful Doe was hitch hiking across several states. Virginia was just along his route, and most likely he was from someplace else entirely. This story has not made big news nationwide, so people missing this young man may have never even heard of this case.
It is these same things that make me believe that identifying him today is very possible even though it hasn't happened as of now. This is a solvable case. In fact, that he may never be identified is something my brain just can't wrap around.
*Please note that these are my thoughts and opinions based on many months of research. In no way am I saying that any of the above is fact. Also in no way am I implying that law enforcement did not do a good job with this case. On the contrary, I think they have done an excellent job, and their continued dedication to this case is to be admired.
Thank you for following this page. It means a lot me, personally.
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