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Archive Home > 2006 > September > 03 > Naming the dead

Naming the dead

When an Oregonian dies and can't be identified, it is the job of state forensic experts to find out who John or Jane Doe is

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
September 3, 2006

Three weeks after a charred body was found in a car near La Pine, a forensic dentist in Portland solved the mystery of 55-year-old Deborah Ann Davis' identity by examining her teeth.

Her Suzuki Swift ran into a tree on U.S. Forest Service land on July 23 and burst into flames. The fire burned so....

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