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...will get around to studying DNA from victims whose bodies prove difficult to identify by other means. Dental records are highly reliable; in many of the inquests that opened last week, they were cited as the basis for identification. The same was true after last year's tsunami. Pornthip Rojanasunan, a Thai forensic scientist who named 2,400 of the roughly 6,000 who died in Thailand, says, "The most useful method in identifying [tsunami] victims was their dental records." Coroners also rely on possessions - clothing, footwear, jewelry, watches, eyeglasses, together with scars, moles, birthmarks, tattoos and identity papers...
...Workmanship varies, however, and it pays to pay more to patronize established businesses. That is why generations of Thai brides have flocked to Rapee, off New Phetburi Road, for their fittings. Rapee has been a fixture in the city's bridal business for 59 years. Pornthip Nakhirunkanok wore a Rapee creation when she was crowned Miss Universe in 1988 and came back 14 years later when it was time to say "I do." Hand-stitched Thai-silk wedding gowns start from about $720. But you can treble that for dresses involving acres of imported lace and intricate embroidery...
...then, have only a tiny proportion of these murders resulted in any arrests? Dr. Pornthip Rojanasunan, a deputy medical examiner, says that in more than half the cases she's seen it has been evident that drugs have been planted on the victims after their deaths?they are found jammed in pockets at unnatural angles. And, she says, "Gangsters don't do that." In other cases, says Somchai Homlaor, secretary-general of Forum Asia, a human-rights group, bullets have been removed from corpses so that they can't be traced...
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