Finding Mr X: Building the Face

In this video, we hear from Senior Forensic Scientist, Nikki Taylor, who conducted the original facial reconstruction of Mr. X whilst working as an intern at the Medico-Legal Centre in 2000. Professor Martin Evison and Chief Investigating Officer Robert Varey had made the decision to reconstruct the face of Mr. X in order to launch a public appeal that would hopefully lead to a positive identification.At this time, Martin worked at the Medico-Legal Centre in Sheffield, where post-mortem examinations and other pathology work was undertaken on behalf of South Yorkshire Police and Sheffield City Council. Martin had studied and worked for a number of years in the Biomedical Science Department (BMS) at Sheffield and had recently taken on a graduate intern from BMS; Nikki Taylor.Due to her experience and interest in forensic work, he gave the task of creating the reconstruction to Nikki.