The discovery of what appeared to be a human femur and pelvic bone might have unnerved the construction workers who unearthed them near Lake Worth Beach last week, but for Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney and her students, it was just an average Monday.

The forensic anthropologist and Florida Gulf Coast University professor is often one of the first calls officials make when they need to solve the mysteries of Florida’s dead. She travels the state with her team of staff and students, working about 200 cases a year alongside police and medical examiners, from human remains discoveries like Monday’s to mass-casualty events and cold cases including the Surfside condo collapse, Hurricane Irma, the death of Brian Laundrie and the high-profile disappearance of 8-year-old Christy Luna , who disappear

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