CALGARY – It’s now been one year since the discovery of human remains near Cochrane and although RCMP have worked tirelessly, the man’s identity remains unknown.
A human skull was discovered by a group of children in a rural area near the town on October 13th, 2012.
Investigators believe the remains were decomposing for less than a year before they were found.
The Medical Examiner was only able to determine a few details about the remains; they belonged to a man between 20 and 60-years-old, who had once suffered a broken nose that had healed.
Since then, RCMP have compared the remains to all missing persons in Canada with a similar description, but haven’t been able to find a match.
In a further attempt to establish who the remains belong to, RCMP worked with a forensic sculptor to create a facial approximation of the remains.
The pictures were released in August, but unfortunately the man’s identity still remains a mystery.
On Monday, RCMP held a news conference to again appeal to the public for help identifying the man.
Officials displayed the facial approximation, hoping it might jog someone’s memory.
“What’s very distinctive about this particular male is… the teeth have a very unique pattern to them,” says RCMP Insp. Tony Hamori. “They are the actual victim’s teeth, that are in this facial approximation.”
Officials are emphasizing that the reconstruction is an approximation, and there are many details they aren’t sure about.
“We ask the public not to focus on the colour of the eyes or the hairstyle that’s on the model, but more on the generalities of the face,” adds Hamori.
RCMP are now working with officials in the United States and the rest of North American to compare the remains with missing persons files.
Officials ask that anyone with information please call (403) 699-2709.
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