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NEWS: Body Found with Clothes Resembling Shin-chan Creator's

Dargonxtc wrote:

samuelp wrote: Why waste money on DNA when dental records would likely suffice? If he fell from high and landed on his face, then dental ID may be difficult to impossible. At the least a reconstruction would have to take place, and that might take longer than a DNA test. I believe DNA tests can come out in as little as two days.

Not that it matters, but if the person in question - should it be Usui or somebody else - has only been dead 2-3 days, and it located in a secluded area, a review of the clothes, contents of the pockets, and a look at the remains by a spouse should be all it takes to identify them. The expense involved with checking dental records or DNA would probably be an unneeded waste.

But they have to reach the body first, and according to Update 2 the Shimonita police won't be able to recover the body until Sunday. (Currently is 6:30am Sunday morning in Japan.)

You have to cautious everywhere, including your own house. With all that is said on the news these days, nowhere is safe.

Unfortunately decomposition when a body remains exposed to the elements and insects can render it difficult to identify in a time as short as 48 hours. Exposed as this body is, it's likely decomp was in full swing within a few hours. After a week, it's very likely the body would be in a condition that "remains" would be an accurate term.

Wow. This is horrifying. I noticed the news that he was missing and I'm still hoping for the best. It's hard to imagine that a creator so full of life would lose his.

You have to cautious everywhere, including your own house. With all that is said on the news these days, nowhere is safe.

In particular, Usui is said to have expressed his intent to climb the Arafune mountain, which towers 1,422 meters (4,665 feet) high at the border between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures.