My wife just came out for a quick break at the halfway point of her first course, Forensic Dentistry and the Law, which she said features some "graphic photos," though she didn't elaborate in the time she had. (I called her to follow up, but class must be back in session because she didn't answer. Hope she had her phone on silent.)
A similar course -- if not the same one -- was offered last year. I remember because when I was going through the course guide last year it was the course I thought I'd be most interested in taking if I were here "on business." I was actually interested enough that I asked for press access to the course using my credentials as a former public safety reporter who covered crime in southwest Michigan, but I never heard back.
Anyway, the graphic photos shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone enrolled in the course. The description in the Midwinter Meeting's official program says that "Many current identification cases will be shown, along with a special presentation to review the John Wayne Gacy mass murder case (33 victims) and the American Airlines flight 191 crash in Chicago (274 victims)."
Adding the number of victims is an interesting touch, though I suppose the point of forensic dentistry is finding the identity of various individuals in their various haystacks, so to speak, so it makes sense.
The above image is by christopher.woo and was found via the Flickr Creative Commons. I don't think the guy in question is actually dead, but it's still a cool photo.
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