William R. Maples

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Dr. William Ross Maples
Born(1937-08-07)August 7, 1937
University of Texas
Scientific career
FieldsForensic anthropologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

William Ross Maples,

Romanov family, Joseph Merrick (known as the "Elephant Man"), President Zachary Taylor and Medgar Evers
. His insights often proved beneficial in closing cases that otherwise may have remained unsolved.

He is the author of Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Unusual and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (co-authored by Michael Browning). The book chronicles his career in forensic anthropology and some of his high-profile cases.

Personal life

Maples married Margaret Kelly in 1958. They had two children, Lisa and Cynthia. Maples completed his doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin in 1967. On February 27, 1997, he died at his home in Gainesville, Florida, from a cancerous brain tumor.[1]

References

  1. ^ Herszenhorn, David M. (March 1, 1997). "William R. Maples, 59, dies; Anthropologist of Big Crimes". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

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