Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Finding Mr X Podcast
1) How Do You Conduct a Reconstruction?
In this video, we talk to three people experienced in forensic facial reconstruction to find out how they go about reconstructing a face.First, we’ll hear from the Mr. X case pathologist Professor Mar...Show More
2) When Would We Need a Facial Reconstruction?
Facial reconstruction is currently used in two principal contexts: forensic science and archaeology. In this video, Professor Caroline Wilkinson explains the circumstances where she has been asked to ...Show More
3) Finding Mr X: Building the Face
In this video, we hear from Senior Forensic Scientist, Nikki Taylor, who conducted the original facial reconstruction of Mr. X whilst working as an intern at the Medico-Legal Centre in 2000. Professor...Show More
4) A Career in Forensics and Anatomy
How do you become an expert in Forensic Anatomy?In this video, we’ll hear from our course experts as they tell us how they came to be involved in forensic work.Continue learningIf you’re interested in...Show More
5) Forensic Facial Reconstruction timelapse
Daheen Lee, Anatomy Demonstrator at the School of Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield, builds a full facial reconstruction from a skull in clay.'Mr X' was a badly decomposed body found i...Show More
6) Finding Mr X: Solving the Case
Here our story ends with the identification of Mr. X and the closure of the ‘body in the bag’ case for South Yorkshire Police.Firstly, we’ll hear from Nicola, as she recounts how they were able to mat...Show More
7) Applying the Muscles of the Face
A knowledge of facial anatomy is vital to be able to reconstruct a face from a skull. In this video, we’ll explain the key muscle groups of the face and the order in which they are applied during a re...Show More
8) Our demonstrators investigate: determining the ethnicity of a skull
As part of their Biomedical Science undergraduate degree, students here at Sheffield undertake a Forensic Anatomy module where they are given a box of ‘anatomical evidence’ relating to an unidentified...Show More
9) Our demonstrators investigate: identifying the sex of a skull
As part of their Biomedical Science undergraduate degree, students here at Sheffield undertake a Forensic Anatomy module where they are given a box of ‘anatomical evidence’ relating to an unidentified...Show More
10) Finding Mr X: Our Story Begins
Our story starts with an accidental discovery. Two men walking through an industrial estate in Sheffield find a large sports bag containing a badly decomposed body.The men contacted South Yorkshire Po...Show More