Chapter 150 - 129: Identity of the Deceased, Strange Sixth Sense_2
The first method was to extract the fingerprints or DNA of the deceased and check if the police database had any records of the individual.
This actually had a slim chance of success.
Due to the protection of citizens’ personal privacy, only those who had committed crimes, been imprisoned, or had been involved in certain cases had their fingerprints and DNA retained in the police database; ordinary citizens did not have such information on file.
The second method was to use facial recognition technology.
Thanks to the development of technology.
The well-funded Los Angeles Police Department already had the necessary technical support.
The female corpse’s appearance was relatively intact; as long as the individual was a local from Los Angeles County, similar citizen records could be found through facial recognition technology, and then the victim’s identity could be confirmed.
This method was the most reliable but required the assistance of the technical department at the Los Angeles Police Headquarters — Parker Center. It wasn’t possible to do that today.
The third method was to issue a public notice, to have someone claim the body.
This method was seldom used as it could easily spook the criminal elements.