The ivory shard of exposed bone stood in stark contrast to the
coarse dirt.  And as forensic technicians brushed more debris
off the weathered skeleton, an investigator standing knee-deep
in the shallow, makeshift grave informed his co-workers of his
findings.  "Looks like we've got one victim," he relayed to the
rest of the team. "And a Starbucks cup. Maybe we'll get lucky
and there's a name on it."  They worked slowly, moving in a grid
and logging every speck of evidence. Even the dirt they removed
from the grave was sifted to make sure nothing slipped past
their gaze.  It's the same routine they would follow if it were
a real investigation and their corpse was flesh and bone instead
of synthetic.  An unfortunate reality of law enforcement is that
not every victim can be saved, but sometimes the key to catching
a killer is buried with the body. That's why 15 forensic
technicians - some local and others from as far away as the
Virgin Islands - spent a muggy October morning brushing dirt off
bone across from