POLICE have released a new facial reconstruction of human remains found on a Scottish beach 15 years ago as part of a fresh bid to identify the woman.
The death of the unidentified person found on Port Logan beach, south of Stranraer, remains unexplained despite “extensive enquiries”.
The force has been working in conjunction with a cold case unit set up at Glasgow Caledonian University in order to try and finally identify the woman.
The unit allows criminology students, guided by Professor Lesley McMillan and Dr Maureen Taylor, to gain first-hand experience working on real-life cases.
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Police say forensic work has indicated that she was aged between 30 and 50, of thin build, and somewhere between 4ft 11in and 5ft 4in tall. The remains were found on Wednesday November 22, 2006.
In collaboration with the GCU cold case unit, police sought specialist assistance from scientists at John Moores University in Liverpool for a facial reconstruction to be carried out.
Inspector Iain Milligan said: “Missing person reports across the UK have been checked without success to this point. The work done by Professor Caroline Wilkinson and the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University has provided us with a representation of the woman’s face based on details from the remains that were found. I also appreciate the help that the Cold Case Unit at GCU has provided us with over the past several months.
“I hope that people will take a look and see if they recognise this woman. We want to be able to reunite her with her family and also find out what happened to her.
“If the face, or any of the details that are mentioned, helps anyone identify her then please get in touch with Police Scotland by calling 101, quoting missing person reference number 06-026047.”
Dr Maureen Taylor said: “The Cold Case Unit offers a unique opportunity for students to develop real-world investigative skills. These skills have been put to the test to help investigate the Port Logan woman, 15 years on from when she was found.
“We hope the new facial reconstruction jogs someone’s memory and adds more pieces of the puzzle as to who she might be.”
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