Greene County Deputies dig up dead deer for forensic burial training

WILLARD, Mo -- Greene County Sheriff’s deputies put their investigative skills to the test this week during a forensic dig training hosted at Willard High School.

Detectives worked in teams to recover evidence and skeletal remains from mock burial sites on Wednesday on school grounds. Deer carcasses were used in place of human remains, with additional items such as metal and electronics buried to simulate a real crime scene.

The deer were buried months ago, back in March.

Deputy Neal Kasler said detectives treated the exercise as they would an actual case — photographing, grid-mapping, sifting soil and packaging evidence. “Their job is to process the scene accordingly, based on best practices for a burial of what typically would be human remains,” Kasler said.

The training was part of