What are the criteria for confirming the identity of a victim?
A victim may be identified by conventional means such as photo I.D., dental x-rays, chest x-rays, fingerprints, tattoos/body marks or personal effects. If conventional identification fails, a victim may be identified by DNA. The criteria for identification is having a confirmed ante-mortem sample (such as a fingerprint on file or dental x-ray from past dental visit) that can be compared to post-mortem samples from the victim. When possible, we use two or more modalities to confirm an identification.
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