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Profess By Tom Coyne Steff Writ** Facial reconstruction is relatively new to medical science, but a USC professor was one of the first to sue cessfully use the technique to aid police in identifying bodies. Dr. Ted A. Rathbun has been a professor of anthropology at USC for 10 years and in that time has become a leader in forensic science. FORENSIC anthropology is the science of identifying (lunian remains wnen conventional methods such as comparing fingerprints or dental records do not work. Rathbun said he sometimes kis nothing but skeletal ornains from which to determine such factors as h;1 victim's sex, race, physical characteristics and Music 1 built pc rrom fJayu / "I would not have refused." Bo' bourelis believes then studio ana the control room w "The physical planning p< their budget. The sound stud other room in this building," Bousbourelis saiu the ideal underground. 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In the past two years he has traveled to Tennessee and throughout South Carolina to work on various cases. Rathbun said his most "gratifying" case was last August when a skeleton was found in a wooded area near Brockington Road in ounge krvvl * T runy lusic listening lounge, the sound ere built properly. H)ple did the best according to io is more soundproof than any Bousbourelis said. rpporHint? studio should be built )use studio could never be fully s on the third floor are made of e removed easily. ?ft without warning. He found a on," Bousbourelis said. "To my 3r really provided a finished h he never felt threatened that believes Beach wants the job. r Moon, which I understand did isbourelis said. "He came back [ have a hard time hiring nonpy. His goal ever since then is to working to get his job by "inl spreading accusations to enrich denies, however, being after 1 Government Filing Dates lII Offices -6 and 9th .r DAK ri Peach ith student ID ^1039 Marion Street .H. Pla5??? TA?ho??C v>iui> v- *. unvi cj ^Columbia, S.C. I 803-254-8931 frTjrfjftflj > if/?iy nstructs Richland County. When j Richland County Coroner Frank E. Barron III was unable to identify the 1 remains, Rathburn was asked to attempt the new ; technique of "facial ! reconstruction." Rathbun allowed USC senior Kay West, one of his students, to take on the project as an independent study. West, guided by Rathbun, spent more than 60 hours on the reconstruction . USING a claylike material called plasticin, West reconstructed the face and applied stage makeup to reproduce skin color. This step was guesswork, Rathbun said, since it is impossible to know the exact color of the individual's skin. A wig and artificial eyes were added to complete the reconstruction. After a picture of the reconstruction was printed Aug. 27 in the State newspaper, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Koon Sr. identified the victim. Katnoun saia mis wa one of the first successful facial reconstructions. "It was gratifying because it involved a student and it was successful" Rathbun said. HE SAII), although scientists are getting national support from the 40member American Academy of Forensic Society, the field is generally regarded as unimportant, even uy sume ctuthropologists. He said USC administrators were reluctant to start a course in human identification. "It took a little bit of talking within the departI CAROLINA rs II w? . Free Pregnancy Testing Abortion Counseling and Servii * Pregnancy can be detected bel ' Birth Control Counseling and P Pap Test and other Female Pro j 2009 Hampton Si Call Collect ? E MM?MM? ??? Wedn moo T T T _ I nappy nour 1 Thursday, Frid faces t< g^ET^jB: - wr Dr. Ted A. Rathbun i faces for indentificatior ' """< ""^ "' t' f'r>Unrlf? nf ailU YVHU tliv, VWIIV^V Vfl Criminal Justice, but we got it through," Rathbun said. "I think the work is important," he said. "I think it is important that people know what happened to loved ones rather than wait and wonder in anguish." RATHBUN taught and researched physical anthropology from 1970 to 1977, concentrating on the Bronze Age in the Iraq-Iran region. According to Rathbun, his knowlege of physical anthropology complements the study of forensics. "Analyzing past populations helps with the understanding of forensic anthropology," he said. "The two go hand in hand." The process of identifying WOMEN'S MIC ces fore missing period ills blems t., Columbia, S.C. >03-256-0128 ^ lesday n Pie 0 p.m.-12 p.m. lay CSi Saturday ller Whales 3 aid pol: s a specialist on reconstructs r purposes. (Photo by Barry Ne a body using only skeletal remains is a difficult and complicated procedure, Rathbunsaid. THE KEY to determining the sex of skeletal remains is in the pelvis and skull, Rathbun said. A female's pelvis has different anatomical features to accommodatechild birth, he said. "This method provides 95 percent accuracy," Rathbun said. "In general, the sex can be determined by the width and depth of the pelvis," he said. "The skull is not a very good factor for the determination of sex," Rathbun said. The size, sturdiness, Ay mwnwm ~ a /V/*- Sumter St. No: ! W bar PORK SA | j SERVED WITH SLA ! WARM | WITH COUP 1 IA Successfi Don't Jus At the Institute for Paralegal over 4,000 college graduates i finance. After just three montf place you in a stimulating and j professional growth and expa a Legal Assistant you will do v attorneys and other professio banks, government agencies Furthermore, you will earn gra of Arts in Legal Studies throuc I course work completed at Thi We are regarded as the nat ious program for training lega business and finance. 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