Uncertain Journey

PCOME

The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner handles cases for three southern Arizona counties. Based out of Tucson, Ariz., the PCOME staff handle a growing number of migrant deaths including unidentified bodies.

University of Arizona graduate student Robin Reineke crosschecks missing persons against unidentified case files, looking for potential matches and following up on leads. She’s also entering the information into a database, called OGIS, which designers hope will speed identifications when it goes online.

Rebekah Zemansky