Newhouse News Service, Friday, June 10, 2005
Article by Chuck McCutcheon on the increasing number of exhumations
features commentary by Dr. Katherine Ramsland, associate professor of
forensic psychology at DeSales. McCutcheon states that exhumations have
been done for reasons besides criminal investigations. "We're definitely
going to see more of this," said Ramsland. "People are getting more and
more interested in historical figures and in finding out the truth about
them." Most recently, the body of civil rights era slaying victim Emmett
Till was exhumed. Over the years, figures such as composer Johann
Sebastian Bach, outlaw Jesse James, assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and,
recently, civil rights slaying victim Emmett Till have been exhumed, to
confirm their identities or learn how they died. McCutcheon states that
DNA testing and other advances will add more names to the list and
exhumations will continue, as long as legitimate reasons are established
and surviving descendants consent. Edgar Allan Poe, Daniel Boone, explorer
Meriwether Lewis and Shakespeare are among the candidates being considered
for exhumation.
Press Release: Solving Old Mysteries: Exhumations on the Rise | Posted on: 6/10/2005
For more info:
Tom McNamara, Executive Director of Communications
DeSales University | 2255 Station Avenue | Center Valley, PA 18034
610.282.1100 x1219 | Tom.McNamara@desales.edu |
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