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Jennifer Love, 37, forensic anthropologist.

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The forensic anthropology division here has three anthropologists, and we have three main responsibilities: identification, skeletal recovery, and forensic anthropology services. Anyone who is a victim of a homicide or can't be recognized by the face due to trauma has to have scientific identification. We have nearly one hundred each month. With skeletal recovery, the authorities at a scene will say, "Hey, we need an anthropologist!" and we drop everything and go, regardless of the hour. Most often we're called for house fires and car fires after accidents. The second most frequent call is for skeletal remains, and the third would be dismemberment cases. I think last year we had 36 scenes. It's not all that many, but they all seem to happen at 3 a.m.

"Forensic anthropology services" means skeletal remains that come in without a cause of death. The last call I went on was a scattered skeleton. It was in a high, grassy area, and you could see the path of the...

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