Herald photo by Rose Hooper
FBI-trained forensic artist Anne McCoy of the Seminole County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department reconstructed this three-dimensional image to illustrate how an apparent murder victim found in Jackson County might have looked while alive. Information about the man or the circumstances surrounding his death are being sought by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, which can be reached at 586-4480. |
Since a forensic artist reconstructed a likeness of the man found Dec. 17, 1999, off Moses Creek Road, leads have been flowing into the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.
The re-creation shows a white male, age 40-60, somewhere between 5-foot, 7-inches and 5-foot, 9-inches tall.
"Since we released the image Friday (Oct. 27), we've had a dozen phone calls," said Detective Darrin Young. "One of those is from a lady who thinks it might be her brother. We're waiting on military dental records to check that out. We are also tracking some calls from as far away as the West Coast." "Somebody out there knows who this is," said Sheriff Jim Cruzan. "We're asking them to come forward, to do the right thing and identify this man. If he was murdered, we would like to find out 'who done it' and bring closure to this case." Forensic artist Anne McCoy with the Seminole County Sheriff's Department in Sanford, Fla., reconstructed a three-dimensional skull, using oil-based clay. By the tissue depth, McCoy determined the weight and characteristics of the head, neck and shoulder region. McCoy, who received her forensic art training from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is one of only four or five specialists in this field, according to Cruzan. "We are the first sheriff's department in North Carolina to use her services," he said, noting that all assistance from Seminole County was provided at no charge to Jackson County. McCoy's recreation, which took three weeks to complete, represents the first time Jackson County has used this method of crime solving. |