How Forensic Dentistry Helped Catch Ivan Milat

Between 1989 and 1992, seven young backpackers went missing while hitchhiking between Sydney and Melbourne. Most were taken in pairs, one alone. Their bodies were found partially buried within five kilometres in Belanglo State Forest. Forensic expert Professor Chris Griffiths has helped solve some of Australia’s most high-profile crimes using forensic dentistry. In this episode of Crime Insiders: Forensics, Griffiths explains how he helped police identify one of the victims using dental records and a mouthguard: Once the murders reached … Continue reading How Forensic Dentistry Helped Catch Ivan Milat