Many of you probably may have seen The Forgotten on ABC before, a show dedicated to solving cases with unidentified victims.
In Clark County, the coroner gets about 20 to 30 unidentified bodies each week, but most have identities within 24 hours.
But what about those that aren't identified? They end up online. It's a unique effort by the Clark County Coroner's office to crack cold cases with the internet.
From tattoos to jewelry and glasses, everyone on the web site has a feature that makes them different, yet they all have one thing in common.
They're gone, and no one knows who they are. Now their pictures are talking for them.
On the web site, you'll only find John and Jane Does, 152 people forgotten in Clark County.
But not by the coroner's office, every Doe has a name based on what makes the person's case unique.
One young woman was found in the Arroyo Grande wash. Jane Arroyo Grande Doe was murdered 29 years ago and to this day, investigators have no idea who she is or who killed her.
Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy knew something had to be done to figure out who these people were, but with no money, the question was what?
Out of a brainstorm session, the web site idea was born. But the concern was how would people react to seeing pictures of dead people online?
"I started calling the families and speaking with them personally and saying, are we doing the right thing, should we do this," explained Murphy.
Families of the missing were supportive, but criticism still came from other coroners' offices until they got their first hit within 24 hours.
"We started getting phone calls from those same offices that said can you help us develop a web site," said Murphy.
So far, Murphy says, 32 cases have been solved by people logging on and using the site.
Murphy says the most important thing about the site is the hope it gives to the families of those missing.
"They said just knowing, that, having some resolution or peace of knowing finally what's happened, is monstrously important to them," said Murphy.
Click here to check out the Unidentified Person System website.
