Lin Yu-hsiung, a law professor at National Chengchi University, points out that when attempting to identify a dead body, police used to rely primarily on physical evidence found together with the body, as well as the word of relatives.
政大法律系助理教授林鈺雄指出，以辨識無名屍來說，過去主要靠與屍體一起發現的證物，及被害人近親的指認，但如果屍體腐敗或遭毀屍滅跡，就常成棘手案件。