Six forensic anthropology students at Western Carolina University helped solve a missing persons case from 2023.
The students, along with the help of five professors and a group of officials from the Durham Police Department, searched the woods of Ellerbe Creek in December.
The team searched for items such as plastic or fabric that could serve as evidence in the investigation. After several hours of searching, Kayleigh Best, director of the forensic anthropology program at WCU, located the remains, according to a release from the university…