Face of 19th Century American 'Vampire' Reconstructed
DNA from the abused corpse of a suspected 19th century Connecticut vampire has aided in the facial reconstruction of a man who most likely died of tuberculosis.
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DNA from the abused corpse of a suspected 19th century Connecticut vampire has aided in the facial reconstruction of a man who most likely died of tuberculosis.
DNA evidence of the 19th Century Connecticut vampire will be presented at the ongoing ISHI conference in the United States.
For forensic scientists, DNA samples are the key to solving crimes by positively identifying the murderer. For genetic scientists,
Researches conducted a DNA analysis on the man's femur bones and added it to a machine learning system to predict what he looked like before being riddled with tuberculosis about 200 years ago.
"Of course, J.B. was not a vampire, but he was believed to be undead in his grave," archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni told Newsweek.