A case study of the success of following up on missing person by identification an anonymous person

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the results of tracking missing persons from identifying anonymous persons for the purpose of identity verification, tracking for relatives, planning for providing protection and carrying out appropriate laws related to the mission of the Department of Social Development and Welfare. According to the memorandum of cooperation between Central Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice and Department of Social Development and Welfare, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security in the field of forensic examination services to facilitate social and humanity. The collaboration in working to resolve the status of person under protection of the Department of Social Welfare and without state registration for homeless, beggar, wanderer in public or hospital patients who cannot provide information about themselves. Later, on 29 November 2017, the identity information of anonymous persons was collected at Prue Yai shelter for the homeless, Sisaket Province. The Information including photographs, personal characteristic, scar, marks, tattoos, medical information, special features, genetic material, and fingerprints. The information of anonymous persons were compared with Missing Persons database of Central Institute of Forensic Science. An anonymous person has identity information consistent with the missing information of Central Institute of Forensic Science that relatives have reported missing in 2012. The missing person disappeared from home around January 2012. The genetic material of that anonymous person was sent to DNA Laboratory to compare with DNA database of Central Institute of Forensic Science. As a result, the anonymous person was the missing person that relatives have reported missing in 2012.

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