Who are they? Reconstructing faces of the dead - The Fifth Estate

Fifteen students, one instructor and one RCMP officer are on a mission to put a name and identity to 15 lost individuals. The Fifth Estate follows Cpl. Charity Sampson on a journey to the New York Academy of Art with 15 replica skulls in a last-ditch effort to identify remains found in British Columbia and Nova Scotia between 1972 and 2016. Over a five-day period, the students in a forensic sculpture workshop reconstructed the faces of the 15 unidentified men. It's a program that has had success in the United States. Since we started this story, one of the men, whose body was found in Nova Scotia, has been identified as a New Brunswick man.
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[@Fubs_the_queen]

“Wednesday Thursday it’s quiet because the room is filled with 16 extra people” that hit me hard.

[@laurieb3703]

Me too. Such a powerful sentence...

[@TracksWithDax]

Oh thaaaat's what he meant... really well-stated

[@jessietherat1691]

Read that as the same time it was said in the video

[@MyFictionalChaos]

@@jessietherat1691 what time? I skipped around a bit and im lost what this means

[@MyFictionalChaos]

Ah i finally understood nvm 😅 i thought this was so literal

[@Emily-kd2zv]

I would probably start crying the second I saw a realistic face looking at me. Kudos to these people for keeping it together.

[@DorothyGTyas]

*Ditto that... I teared up not only with sadness for the lost--- but also with gratitude to the living who actually care!* 💦💔💦

[@SieMiezekatze]

We dont

[@Mycreative_corner]

@@mrfaysal2485 don't click on the link

[@vOID-fh1qt]

The story Of my life why

[@Mycreative_corner]

@@vOID-fh1qt idk lol it brings you to somewhere weird

[@Raresvoicila3170]

2020: reconstructing face 2030: reconstructing entire body 2040: reviving people

[@hanjisung5329]

2050: reviving Jesus

[@dasimations5780]

2060: Detroit, become human

[@lizardmayooo7279]

2070: becoming immortal

[@abdulrahmanabusharbain7507]

2080: everyone suffering because of global warming

[@sean6861]

2090: stone age II

[@ezzie9167]

“They’re lost. They’ve lost their name.” That hit hard

[@qingtessence2649]

I've seen you on another video lol how you doin

[@ezzie9167]

@@qingtessence2649 lol what other video? And I’m gud

[@nat3101]

Could you imagine how haunting it would be to see your loved one's face reconstructed in clay, by people who never met them, years after the fact of their death.

[@yasmingoncalves4541]

i'd be very emotional... this is incredible

[@JudyCoxify]

Sorry to ruin the mood but I imagined being the person they’re reconstructing and being a ghost, y’know. And me having anxiety about who they’ll react to my looks. So frickin frickity frick my self esteem.

[@princessevangeline410]

@@JudyCoxify yeah and I'll cry

[@RICOLAWW]

I would hope it wouldn't be in the case of them trying to identified that I knew how and where my family member passed.

[@zatori2861]

That would be scaaaaaaaary

[@2degucitas]

It's great that 3d printed versions of their skulls can be used instead of the real thing.

[@Sunny105121]

I was thinking the same thing. It really is great.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Yeah. Thought it was until they said so hahah. Good

[@Aconitum_napellus]

3D printing technology has really advanced the field of facial reconstruction. Using the real skulls is often impractical and specifically, in the forensic context, problematic.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

@@Aconitum_napellus Believable.. Very glad they have a reliable, more safe technique!

[@sheepen9000]

I agree. I think you can take the autopsy if needed but other wise, leave the skeleton to rest, just out of respect honestly.

[@JD-wm4uv]

The only thing even more sad is working on missing children reconstruction

[@angusyang5917]

Missing adults is one thing, but missing children is grief on a whole new level.

[@mahdvnthegamr3723]

uhhh... oh- took me a second i thought you meant kids who are missing but alive- but true

[@janetlopez6763]

I feel my depression crawling back...

[@snakevenom4954]

I'm not sure if it's entirely possible tho. A child is constantly growing and I don't think their skulls grow evenly. I think the details required to construct a face are more matured as time moves on. Especially since some people look completely different to what they looked like as a child

[@Babette1986]

Anything bad that has to deal with children is always heartbreaking

[@awebite3467]

it hurts to see a face and think ‘wow they are handsome/beautiful’ and then remember the trauma that that person faced 🥺🥺

[@cleareyedliar]

"he has almost an expression on his face as though he's asking if i can help him." my heart breaks.

[@SourceCod33]

Their artists, they literally go to school to learn how to express themselves

[@fabianalfonsoooo]

stamp?

[@cupofbleach3352]

A Channel ok?

[@joelwilliam5726]

@@cupofbleach3352 ok

[@23daughters]

You do know the artist created that and that's not his permanent facial expression, right? Your heart is breaking over a fictional character and face invented by the artist ffs.

[@mobiusenthusiast]

Imagine dong this and reconstructing the face of someone you knew that went missing....

[@renitalake3580]

That would be an awesome movie polt.

[@Serphina2252]

An episode of Bones did this.

[@awak3ned_]

Imagine if they looked exactly like you

[@mobiusenthusiast]

Bobbie Marts oh that’s cool

[@Indiemakeuplover]

The chances of that are so miniscule but it is an interesting thought

[@HeyItsMeeTee]

The fact that Joe's sculpting was so spot on to the picture and that he even said he had a sad/concerned look to him and Joe even said did he commit suicide to only find out he did......... this is incredible work and will bring closure to so many people! Giving life and an ID back to a person who lost theirs is so heavy and I am here for it!!!!!! Lets keep doing this

[@anasapsana824]

Let us pay a respect to the person created this kind of reconstructions professor Gerasimov from USSR, he worked in 1940-50s to let us see faces of tsars and medieval people

[@susanmcmasterson956]

Gorky Park!!

[@WellStudied]

15 FACES RECONSTRUCTED... ONE IDENTIFIED THRU A PICTURE OF HIS BOOT.

[@deannaworley9849]

Think the mom saw his face thought he resembled her son. looked into it and saw the clothes/boots and confirmed it was him

[@Blubberbooi]

lmaoooo

[@fakelaw8123]

and he didnt look like the reconstruction at all

[@CKing-388]

The reconstruction looked the guy who did the reconstruction! Not like the missing person at all!

[@notsogreatkhan8822]

The ears and cheeks were pretty spot on. The eyes were similar

[@tinalynch9283]

This needs to be a tv show so many don't know about this great work such a blessing that humankind can do this

[@beckydennis7522]

Tina Lynch yes yes yes absolutely yes

[@flor2637]

Omg yes ❤️💜

[@gd3741]

It would be a great way to get funding to continue to do this too

[@misschocoholic2126]

Indeed!

[@fabianalfonsoooo]

no, they need to fund Keeping Up With The Kardashian, more entertaining.

[@wieldwords]

I worked years ago with Joe Mullins at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in Alexandria, VA. His talent and accuracy in age progression and reconstruction amazes me now as much as it did then. I had to leave that job after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, but those names and faces never leave you. The work being done in this program really does change lives. From someone who’s been on the other end of a family’s grief and relief, thank you, and many blessings.

[@Tinymoezzy]

I don't know if it is intentional, but the faces all look lost.

[@ronnetteharvey2002]

No soul in a 3D model

[@cynthiagonzales9131]

I'm glad this exist.. Cause the Killer or Killers now will be sweating bullets.

[@cerealkiller3806]

oh no

[@laurieb3703]

@@cerealkiller3806 LMAO!!!!

[@faliszt]

@@cerealkiller3806 oh yes 🙃🔫

[@cerealkiller3806]

@@laurieb3703 hehe

[@dudepersonvids]

Many people get lost in remote places, get confused or intoxicated, slip or fall, encounter a natural disaster, or take their own lives. Not all of these are murders - in fact, the one person the video mentions who was identified took his own life.

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

You have to be a special kind of person to do this work. So much respect to them all. Very interesting video.

[@Eeda01]

You get used to it.

[@maramarxx2431]

And very intuitive on how the little details were, the colors

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Hardcore

[@MyFictionalChaos]

Not really. Most of the people in the academy who work on it are just students trying to learn and take on a project

[@nameless7937]

Amina Rahimi how is wanting to help people equate to being a sociopath?

[@sidekicklx2009]

"he was short, 5 foot nine..."

[@user-yo4dz5np7g]

LOL

[@no_peace]

Yeah wth

[@gray5315]

@Alariko The average male height is way below 6 foot, so I guess the average man isn't a man..? 6 feet is the exception, not the rule.

[@savvvysavvv1934]

@Alariko the average height for a guy is between 5'8-5'11. In modern times men over the height of 6' is idealized but not realistic for the every day male

[@phatcat3705]

@@gray5315 Unless the man is Dutch.

[@MayimHastings]

“He has an expression on his face as though he’s asking if I can help him.” I’m not sure why that hit me so hard. So grateful and proud of these artists 😭

[@thesweetembraceofnonexiste3740]

I can't imagine what that feels like. That sentence about how the class gradually fades to silence as faces come into existence before them is a heavy, heavy sentence to hear. The idea of giving these nameless people their identities, families, lives back is just... I have artistic and moral respect for anyone who does this sort of thing.

[@willowoodz]

seriously. this comment embodies everything i agree with 💘✨

[@tingle2323]

True... These ppl made me feel morally satisfied

[@ItsyagorlEKKO]

Same, I wouldn't be able to finish, I would be sobbing because of how empathetic I am, I mean I cried because my cat was being adorable and I couldn't handle it.

[@pommiebears]

They’re lost. They’ve lost their name... Wow. That tugged at the old heartstrings. 😔

[@europianbob]

I hope they are at peace and resting instead of lingering be a use they are forgotten and don't have justice for their deaths. I couldn't imagine! :(

[@obsidianclorox]

They lost their names because they are dead, they don't need a name,

[@carmelcorreale3211]

*Xiola Blu Staley* At least they know that somebody has been trying to find them or found them

[@fantomedelavande7985]

“and i said “joe, i think i can get you some skulls” “

[@michaelrecycle9838]

I've had a relative be missing - it is absolutely a nightmare. Luckily for our family, his remains were found after 4 months. I truly can't imagine what life would be like for my family or myself had he never been found. This is really important work. Bravo to these people

[@snazzyazzy9835]

What if someone was doing this and they had a family member or friend missing and as their reconstructing the face they realize it's them.

[@GutPoacher]

That would be extremely, extremely interesting.

[@HoneyBee-lx2zu]

Oml if that were me I would break down entirely!!

[@graymoon8144]

This would be a great movie

[@yakult4123]

I mean kinda the whole point soo err

[@hades7700]

@@yakult4123 They meant like if they were working on the face then realized it was their lost loved one. The person working on the face's loved one.

[@Sara88890]

I was wondering how they were going to do the soft parts of the nose and ears, the toothpick thing is interesting, suppose they still can't tell how bulbous or wide the tip is or the shape of the nostrils though.

[@maramarxx2431]

You're right they must use some math formulas, The nostrils are bigger on African people, example so intuition does a lot

[@checkmattee222]

@@maramarxx2431 the nose is bigger on Asians too.

[@currwhibble3565]

@@maramarxx2431 Russians also tend to have a distinct nose, etc. but those are generalizations, there are African people with comparatively small nostrils etc. There is no way to know for certain through intuition. So I agree that math formulas or something could be what they used.

[@MsBleau]

that's where the dna genetics will play in.

[@calmghosts]

Actually if you look close at different skulls from different races you should be able to tell roughly how wide their nose would have been and then later how bulbous (though it would still take some guess work)

[@acutemarbel3776]

imagine finding out that one of the reconstructed clay faces looks significally like you..

[@x6tence46]

At that moment im punchin the face and dippin

[@mikii5939]

I’m not going to lie, this made me tear up a little. The fact that some of these faces won’t be identified for a while is what gets to me.

[@clementine1169]

Imagine that their spirits are in the room and they are like man they got my nose wrong 😂 Edit: it’s been a whole year and this is still getting so many likes :0 holy cannoli

[@powopao210]

Lol

[@willow190]

lol

[@baldhajime9822]

*”why tf is my eyebrow so big”*

[@smilessoft2376]

*"my lips aren't that big.. right?"*

[@SourceCod33]

*uh I think you got the eyes wrong, hey Dave does that look like me... I sure hope it doesnt*

[@ivannovotny4552]

I can see love and compassion in those eyes of the forensic artists. Absolutely amazing and thank you for sharing.

[@strawberrymagpie]

How does this have 834 likes and no replies

[@KennyGuite]

@@strawberrymagpie coz the world has been waiting for you.

[@putin2918]

Kenny Guite and you

[@francessweeney2308]

When you look at these 3D models, you see a complete face, a person who has a family. An artist's often prove little better than useless for tracking down missing people.

[@robertdemitro1520]

The art students were very compassionate and respectful of the skulls they were working with ! They were also very intuitive ! Nice people !

[@lorrainemarcketta489]

This is so deeply moving. As a portrait artist, I love every nuance in each person's face -- all of those small details comprise their individuality. What a wonderful endeavor!

[@EEVENEEVEN-vb5qy]

I wish they would do some of the elongated skulls from Peru and Egypt

[@akaDora100]

People have. There are a few u tube videos just search for them. Ive seen one where they did a bunch of skulls that were found in a cave in ancient Greece.

[@averie6564]

@@akaDora100 can you give a link to one of the videos?

[@SingedRat]

@@averie6564 Rejected 😂

[@domagario6910]

MissSadAesthetic just type egyptian face reconstruction

[@MG-wc6nk]

just a nother person nah all they would do is make them white.

[@jellofish1455]

They are not just building a face they are finding people that have been lost, reconnecting them with their families, and giving those families relief of knowing what happened to them.

[@biancahotca3244]

building

[@witherspy789]

Bianca Hotca I’m pretty sure he knows how to spell building, next time you reply make sure it’s relevant to the comment

[@ritaduplessis1625]

I can tell the families what happened to all of them. Hollywood, alias Chernobel, WORMWOOD that allways goes bust with the souls therein.

[@jellofish1455]

@@biancahotca3244 0-0 yup sausage finger.

[@coffeebee419]

he reconstructed the whole face just for the guy to be found by his boot

[@chiefmofo]

I'd like to think the family didn't even consider looking at the evidence until they saw his reconstructed head.

[@kimt3463]

And the picture of the guy was blurry but it didn't look like the sculpture to me 😬

[@yellowelmo1474]

@@kimt3463 When you consider how little information they had to use, then it's an amazing likeness

[@OrifielM]

@@kimt3463 I think even though it wasn't a precise likeness, the important part of the reconstruction was that it got down the key features like the man's downturned eyes, overall face shape, and spatial proportions.

[@Lredfloss1]

Each one of those skulls represents a person, hopes, dreams, fears, loved ones etc. How can you not be moved by that. So sad

[@geralaham412]

The fact that all the faces look so realistic-I’d be the only one to mess up 😭

[@arachanine]

Gerala Ham actually, I believe, with no artistic liberties involved, anyone who knows how to work with clay could construct a perfectly realistic face through science. There’s nothing to “mess up” when you’re taking in their actual physical bone structure and muscles and studying where things go. It’s more of a jigsaw puzzle than a blank canvas

[@OtakuTemmie]

@@arachanine I agree, you can find some pictures of muscle and bone structure pretty easy

[@moondust2365]

@@arachanine Yes, but that's where people can mess up- the ability to accurately mold clay isn't something everyone has. It takes time, learning, practice, and skill to be able to do that.

[@arachanine]

Moondust2365 yeah, that’s what i said! If they have the knowledge to work with clay

[@35joannecoleman]

@@arachanine Man and here I thought it was a joke didn't know I would actually learn something

[@irmagerd7611]

I do not know how to contact this man. I used to be a dental assistant. I was told I was the best at recreating teeth & jaw lines. I'm so interested in this work! I'd love to be a part of this Journey !

[@hak1207]

Try the national center for missing and exploited children

[@abdulrahmanabusharbain7507]

Website

[@buttholesadness5239]

20:24

[@livelongandprospermary8796]

I would advise contacting the school

[@billswifejo]

Click on the little downward arrow on the right of the title, there is all the contact information there.

[@KB-kr2fq]

The fact that when he was constructing it he said it looked like he was in deep thought and contemplating something and we find out he died by suicide is just 🤯 The fact that we as humans have such a connection with each other even after death amazes me

[@desness666]

I work in law enforcement and this is my dream job, I wish I could take this class.

[@roguecapeapocalypsetheater339]

I pray Jesus will make your dream come true🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹+

[@dbrereton5075]

I'm donating my body to science ( U. of Tenn., Knoxville). They will use some parts for forensic training and some of me for medical research. I'm happy to be useful after I'm done with this life and this body. The wonderful people who do this kind of work are so amazing; their talents and abilities are invaluable. 🙏 💖✨ To help others get "closure" must be so rewarding... I am not this hair, I am not this skin; I am the soul that lives within.

[@lizardking4953]

If your decision is made that is great. I really want you to make the decision knowing what happens to donated cadavers. Medcure is a place that was raided by the fbi last February In Portland Oregon where I live. Im pretty sure there are multiple states and multiple locations that were raided. Because it's an open case the FBI will not speak about it but it was on the news here locally and I did find it in google recently. They were raided because they sold body parts. It was not a one off...its business as usual. There is much much more vile and horrible news about this place and more of these types of places than I care to discuss here, but the world should KNOW!! My mother wanted to be donated to science in 2013. I did a whole lot of research. Ultimately I cremated her as her last wish instead of donating her old shell to a vile and sickening industry. The corpse abuses, sales of them and most certainly the infants that wind up there should be front page news. Yet...people do not ever want to speak of death let alone this ghoul like conversation. MOST WOULDN'T EVEN DREAM THE THINGS that are happening there. We are so so nieve. Do your due diligence and know you are leaving your shell, but those left behind have feelings about you... And ...nobody should profit off your generosity and dont be nieve to think they don't profit. They profit very handsomely and they do not offer free cadavers to any medical school or such. They SELL IT ALL.

[@maddieb.4282]

@@lizardking4953 On the other hand. you should watch videos made by death activists like Caitlin Doughty. Maybe it would help you understand what actually happens when you donate your body to science. From the research I've done, the mishandling of corpses is something that happens less today than it ever has in the past and there is way more stringent oversight than there was even 10 years ago. The Medcure situation was widely publicized and I personally have heard a lot of outrage about it and I don't even live in Oregon. Frankly I'm disappointed that you characterize that situation as "not a one off" and making the general statement "what happens to donated cadavers." Mostly because Dana (original commenter) is giving her body specifically to a program called the Body Farm at UT Knoxville, which is an extremely well managed program and is actually a model for a lot of forensic decomposition programs across the country. UT has been studying how bodies decompose in the outdoors in various situations for many years and is extremely respected. She has made a great decision with the program that she has chosen. I personally have decided to donate my body to Stanford medical school, where the students are very respectful of the cadavers they use and hold a memorial service each year to honor the gift of the bodies, they even invite the families of the deceased. I highly recommend you do more research, because you cannot paint body donation with a wide brush. Donating your body to science or to a healthcare facility is one of the best things you could ever do. Consider it!

[@biancahotca3244]

@@lizardking4953 who really cares, you're dead. you're not there anymore.

[@lizardking4953]

@@maddieb.4282 I am familiar with the body farm. It's been written about extensively and has a tremendously positive effect for law enforcement. No qualms there... As for MedCure every word I'm speaking is true. They're deplorable! So is planned parenthood! And while I hear what you say and agree with most of it I'd like to remind you that medcure is related to many many devious and evil corporations that KNOWINGLY break the laws and prey upon unknowing public to PROFIT its ghoulish deplorable and hideous behaviour. Clearly you need to see the undercover films and research...how about the reporter who purchased a spine and human head from medcure with only an email and credit card...no background check, no medical credentials and NO GOOD REASON to have someone's body parts in their possession. There is obvious reasons why the FBI went in and this story is not even remotely close to being over. And I repeat ...the Oregon Medcure is NOT A ONE OFF. Do you ever wonder where children who have been abducted land as a cadaver? Ever heard of the standard hotel in Ca? Are you aware of the lawsuit against the Marriot and one other chain for looking the other way on Human Trafficking? Do you care about the fate of those who have no voice to speak for themselves? When you have the answers to these questions then ask me again about how MEDCURE and the Vegas shooting are connected. And so many more things you need to know. Many of you wont be able to sleep after knowing those things and it's just the tip of the iceberg.

[@lizardking4953]

@@biancahotca3244 would you care to know it's a body disposal site for evil people? Would you care to know that children go missing and these people are implicated? Would you care to know they're profiting off baby body parts that wind up on dinner tables? There is a whole lot to unpack here... Most cant wont and shouldn't even discuss these topics because its detrimental to their mental health. Alas..the subject is broached and if not now then WHEN will humanity take their heads out of the sand about these subjects. SAVE OUR CHILDREN!!!

[@mrsseasea]

It’s heart breaking what some of these people probably went through prior to death. For the artists that are doing this difficult work, hats off.

[@psychedelicpython]

I was thinking that about the those who died too.

[@lbburgett]

I didn't initially realized how touched I'd be to see these faces come alive. There's something profoundly human about this art.

[@misty8952]

Somehow it felt really special - to see people gathering to help other people they didn't know. To see the connection between them. It really makes you see that other people are not just mannequins on the street - they feel, they think, they have their own stories. And when you're involved in this story - you realize that they are alive human beings, just like you.

[@noongourfain]

Condolences to the family of Brent McLellan. May you find peace. And to everyone with bi polar disorder and the resulting issues hang in there.

[@robertmartin9135]

Pretty weird how they can do that

[@eileenlennon-burns7020]

My sincere condolences to Brent's family....Mental illness often leads to addiction. My family has and continues to struggle with this so my heart aches for you...May God or the universe, whatever you believe in, grant you peace..

[@paul6925]

I felt a weird connection to this guy because he was wearing a worker boot I’ve done a lot of design work for over the years. RIP dude

[@dethklokyaoi]

king kong i dont see bipolar positivity much lol thank u

[@ajayj6101]

@@robertmartin9135 not weird, fascinating

[@roswaldwalton1147]

The empathy these people display is so palpable, amazing to see and I hope its inspiring to enough people to look into getting the right qualifications because it's such a vital service, you give people their identities back and can help heal the families of these people.

[@josephdaniels8162]

Well put

[@adult.autism.vlog.norway]

@Panamanian Thing Scene they said artistry is not an option, they must study some science as well. Pay attention in the lesson

[@SourceCod33]

Their artists, they literally go to school to learn how to show emotion, you can tell by the way they talk, sound like someone describing the feelings of a painting

[@SourceCod33]

Panamanian Thing Scene their literally inside an art school, bet some are even past students

[@moondust2365]

@@adult.autism.vlog.norway Artistic license (i.e. change based solely on looks) isn't allowed, but artistry is needed. Artistry means skill and craftsmanship. You can't accurately mold clay to reflect what you know based on science what each muscle should look like if you don't have the skills and background in clay sculpting.

[@brellaaaflow4253]

I can't imagine how hard it would be to reconstruct a person who can't speak out and say their names.

[@kathyf.2002]

As an artist, I think this would be such fulfilling work. I just don’t know if I could take it emotionally. I cried when I saw the completed faces, searching them to see if I perhaps knew them, even though I do not have a loved one missing.

[@sophielove7896]

I would love to do this kind of work..bringing people home..

[@tamarakindle73]

Yes me too so important

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

You want become a school bus driver then 😂

[@JosephKulik2016]

This story makes it sound like EVERY missing person has someone looking for them. Reality is that many, if not most of these identified corpses result from the fact that no one ever bothered to file a missing person report on them in the first place. In such cases, when the corpse is identified by DNA for instance the relatives then swear that they DID file a missing person report at the time the time of the disappearance although the cops say that they never got one. They recently found a woman's skeleton buried 40+ years ago in the backyard of the Philadelphia house where she was living at the time. NO One in her family ever filed a missing person report. A sheriff in a rural New York county found a teenage girl's body by the road in the 1970's. The case so touched his heart that he worked relentlessly to identify her for 30+ years. They did identify her eventually as a missing teen from Florida but only when an old HS friend went looking for her 25 years later and did what the family never did, file a missing person report. It's not all rainbows and unicorns when it comes to unidentified corpses. A lot it results from the grisly fact that many people in our cold society forget about someone as soon as they stop coming around. ... [e-mail]

[@SuicideRedemption]

@@roswaldwalton1147 thanks for the link

[@roswaldwalton1147]

@@SuicideRedemption you're welcome

[@jellofish1455]

If I die and my body is lost or unrecognizable I hope that people like these will help my family find me

[@kittybitts9530]

I hope that never happens to you. Good angels keep watch over you always!

[@phatcat3705]

@@kittybitts9530 Same. I hope nobody here, either in the video as well as all of us in the comments section, will *ever* need help from these people, even though their work is amazing. But still pray we'll be lucky enough to never have to end up here.

[@isaschulte6709]

this is absolutely beautiful... you can feel the heaviness of it all... it must be so honoring to work on such projects... my respect.

[@rogerauger7766]

Amazing. I remember seeing a photo of a reconstructed face in my local post office over 20 years ago of a man whose remains were found in a septic tank somewhere in central Alberta. I often wonder if he was ever finally identified.

[@mmnde12]

He’s been identified in January 2021. His name was Gordon Sanderson.

[@debatingaftershock6816]

We need a lot more participation and classes like this in Canada Artists realizing they have a purpose

[@Arguing.With.Idiots.]

We always do, that's why we still pursue it, it's just that some people don't think so.

[@jayoda2005]

@@Arguing.With.Idiots. Yeah art always has a purpose in society. This video is just one example of what art contributes.

[@mclovin8398]

I really am convinced into having a career like this for the sake of my first nation's people

[@romella_karmey]

@@mclovin8398 but you'll be bored reconstructing illegal latino wall climbers??

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@mclovin8398 Go for it.Good luck & don't let ANYONE put you off.ANYONE!

[@carinewoder1499]

Excellent work - I bet their spirit was standing next to them guiding them to say I’m ok tell my family

[@quigeeboh677]

Reading this made me tear up :)

[@leighana28]

OMG what a comment! I agreed to the point that I almost cried😥😥

[@KatKomodo]

Your comment made me cry it’s beautiful

[@kanenanda3300]

Well they aren't OK they are dead

[@spiderxeyes]

Imagine being one of the people reconstructing and finding someone that you know that would be really sad/scary

[@linda-MyLifeAndOtherAnecdotes]

This is something else, watching an art project morph into a relationship. Such an emotional process for the artist and after the worst has already happened, what an incredible gift of closure for the families.

[@angieway1000]

Me: *dies* These people: RISE AND SHINE PEOPLE

[@caitlingracegregory]

*comes out with gong like in mulan*

[@yazzy8980]

kccrew i like you already

[@caitlingracegregory]

@@yazzy8980 ayeee ty man

[@loveyourself8921]

HAHAHAHHAHA LMAOO

[@toolazytothinkthename]

Hey guys, I actually needs a little support on my channel. So, can you guys please help me? Sorry for doing this. Really sorry but it's been a month or 2 since uploading videos still no response. Really really sorry again. Have a good day.

[@elitedestroyer0083]

I wasn't searching for this... Though I'm glad I found it

[@ItisSusan]

Me too.. ✨

[@fostecc]

Truly remarkable. The finished sculpture looks amazingly like the photos of the deceased. All of you are talented beyond belief and can/have helped families heal after their loss.

[@nikidee6581]

If I am ever MIA, I want one of these guys to model my face. The sheer empathic nature of their skills could be felt throughout the video. Thank you.

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

As a sister of a missing person, I’m really interested in this! Can you get DNA from bones?

[@Hopeful_dreamer]

I'm terribly sorry to hear that. It varies, but usually if DNA is able to be extracted from let's say, the teeth for instance, it can be put in the database and potential matches can be found through relatives that have already entered their DNA samples in (such as through an ancestry test).

[@enriquemireles8947]

P

[@SuperMeg82]

It can depend on decomposition and the environment the remains are in. A lot of things can kill DNA but time also can make it degrade obviously. I am sorry for your situation and I hope there is a much more positive outcome than this. Obviously it isn't incredibly likely if you are asking these questions but I hope whatever the outcome you find out what happened to your sister.

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

Megan Jeffrey my brother

[@amybedocs3014]

I was wondering the same thing. No one has seen my brother in 3 years either. I pray you get answers.

[@fintan3563]

What a beautiful thing to give someone their identity - and dignity - back. Remarkable time in which we live. Beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mika-jv6oj]

Is it just me like, the faces looked so lost im crying

[@Karen-fe9lu]

i love how the artists bond and discover their subjects. it makes it eachothers journey instead one

[@sdannecker6944]

“Frozen in uncertainty”. That says it all. I can’t imagine.

[@young-soonkim6730]

It would be good idea to create the program for the face recognitions which would match with the missing persons!

[@SarahRavenclaw]

Panamanian Thing Scene they meant photos of the recreations cross referenced with photos of reported missing persons.

[@TallulahBelle3276]

When Anita said she felt like she had a dialogue with the people she’s working on I have no doubt that she actually is having communication with them. It’s so amazing to me that when someone is identified how much the reconstruction looks like the actual person. It’s mind blowing. I got goosebumps when I saw the 43 year old, Brent McLellan’s face. May he RIP.❤️

[@OrifielM]

Facial reconstructions like these could so easily be done digitally in this day and age, but it's so much more moving and solemn to reconstruct them physically with clay in another person's hands. 14:56 "It's such a powerful thing to be a part of and to see come back to life, something that was lost." This line hit hard.

[@gvmmy_bear]

13:46 he probably did chewing tobacco. Some people whose jaws are like that usually had part of it removed from cancer. And ya know what, it’s kinda sad.

[@ronnetteharvey2002]

Stroke

[@mightbeiguess]

@@ronnetteharvey2002 how fo you know?

[@vinx3078]

These people are literally bringing others back to life. What a heavy job to have.

[@RealestKraken56]

Imagine if they watched you make your face when your dead and be like: bruh i dont look like that wtf

[@janetpitts7302]

Its amazing how they get the look so perfect to who the person was!! Excellent work, good job!

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

I don't know why exactly but this video choked me up and made me sob. All those lost souls, all those hearbroken families looking for loved ones. I think what these artists were able to do was extraordinary and long before that woman was crying, I was crying. To do a job like that. To give those lost souls a chance to call out from beyond the grave, that is so powerful. I hope they find some of the families of those people. God rest their lost souls in peace.

[@random_duck1]

I just imagine these poor lost souls finally being found.

[@Zurichguy70]

The compassion and seriousness of the students was truly amazing. This is a week of their lives that will change them forever.

[@agent458]

Wow. Such very, very important work. So why am I crying......

[@suzystone244]

Incredible story. Our skulls are the very foundation towards identity. Fascinating ❤

[@DelaniaAndTheDogs]

It’s so sad. These were people who had lives and people who loved then, Good work trying to ID them.

[@sourdrop]

Imagine youre in one of these classes & realizing youre recreating the face of someone you know

[@Danielle-nz9tn]

What an incredibly amazing service to provide. It’s just unbelievable how these people’s artistic talent and understanding of anatomy can be used to help people understand what potentially happened to their long lost loved ones! It brings tears to my eyes.

[@doggowithproblems9076]

Imagine you’re one of these people and a loved one you lost years ago is the person you are sculpting

[@margaretcooper797]

These people are so talented, I hope their work brings closure to families with missing loved ones.

[@SamiR1114]

this is absolutely incredible. the weight is so heavy and palpable throughout the entire video. I do have to wonder, though, how someone would know to give their reconstruction a beard or wrinkles or where their hairline is

[@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro]

Sometimes there are imprints of hair left in the decomposing skin that tells you where it was, but DNA is more often analyzed to figure out hair color, texture, placement, etc.

[@julierobertson9397]

This video demonstrates just how amazing reconstructions can be. I had seen the faces of historically important people recreated, but this work is not to satisfy curiosity but to end doubt and promote healing. How encouraging to see more artists being trained in this meaningful and necessary skill

[@laughinghawk8522]

It would be incredible if there was a live streaming channel on these classes daily. To watch them work and watch the progression of these victims come back to life would be amazing. These people are actually helping families without realizing just how much they are.

[@gardenspicemb8731]

Beautiful and difficult journey for these students,thank you for your work...

[@madmeerkat1158]

The people that undertake this work are truely wonderful. What could be more rewarding than to give someone back their name and identity, and re-unite an unidentified person with their family. A respectfully made film. Well done to you all.

[@liltrooper29]

These people truly have a special talent to be able to create a face that no longer exists. True art and dedication. Thank you.

[@vonhule]

Sadly, I didn't see much of a resemblance between McLellan and the reconstruction of him

[@SourceCod33]

Yeah, skin moves in such a way that it’s difficult to reconstruct it, but I guess if someone died you would at least try and see if your right

[@vonhule]

@@SourceCod33 Or it could lead to misidentification?

[@ceecie5776]

I think it was pretty good, it’s just that the expression is so different

[@beekidsart1176]

M Z hinestly, the nise is the one thing that relly resembled him, in my opinion

[@cringeweebooo60]

@@SebbyNilsen The face shape, eyebrows and mouth are pretty spot on.

[@delilahsorensen855]

Might have started as something really, really interesting; but, in the end, I believe, all these students did a work of love.

[@tacfoley4443]

Very, very moving in so many ways. Thank you.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Of all the presentations that I have viewed since using the KZbin app, this has to be the most fascinating & psychologically penetrative to one's own soul. I possess both a medical & an artistic background that has spanned most of my working lifetime - I am fully aware of the anatomical aspects that make up the human body as a whole, yet now, as a (retired) physician, I see another avenue whereby I may assist in the reclamation of the lost - & ultimately, reunification with (the) families who wait in perpetuity for that knock at the door, or telephone call.... This video has given me the incentive to make enquiries about crani0-facial reconstruction courses here, in the UK. I can only but admire all those who contributed to this incredibly significant method in reinstating the identification of so many nameless souls - grateful thanks to you all !!

[@LaLaLonna]

This was amazing to see. I am an artist and I so wish i would have gone to school for something like this. I hope this work is continued. What a great program.

[@leeannemccaskie1867]

This is amazing thankyou to the forensic art students 🙏💜you all are earth angels

[@michellecowell4104]

What a beautiful thing to say , bless ur heart Michelle uk

[@christinadozal8670]

I really admire how respectful these sculptures speak towards these unknown people.. very professional..

[@adastra8800]

Imagine you lost your relative, and never saw them again. A few years later, you came to work here, your recreating someone, and it turns out to be your relative.

[@suzbone]

The people who disliked this video... what are THEY like?

[@spiritmatter1553]

Or they were bummed out by the subject matter and wanted to be sure KZbin doesn't put such material into their recommended queue? People can have weird reactions to death.

[@patashnikelroy]

Or maybe they didn’t mean to?

[@suzbone]

@@patashnikelroy I like your positive outlook.

[@suzbone]

@@spiritmatter1553 very fair point.

[@katburgess8533]

@@patashnikelroy the only thing is we should always recheck/edit everything we write or click on and it could easily be corrected if it was a mistake. I mean, yes, mistakes happen, but so often it is just active carelessness that causes such mistakes. In saying this, I have corrected several typos as I went about writing this comment! LOL

[@tieiatalks]

The emotion that the students have is very touching. Wanting so much to help identify the victim and give their families closure is very noble.

[@lupa2751]

*3:01* "Joe I think I can get you some Canadian skulls"

[@erika-dw1ip]

i feel like this is just what i want to do in life. i’m very passionate about art, science, and history, and this is literally just all of them together