Severed head in Louisiana ID'd as that of missing Texas woman -- with help from amateur sleuth

A severed head found in a plastic bag along a stretch of highway in Louisiana in 2018 was identified this week as that of a 58-year-old Texas woman missing for more than three years, according to reports. 

Investigators distributed a composite sketch of Hines’ face in 2018 after sending her head to the Louisiana State University’s Faces laboratory for analysis. Her head was found by a sheriff's team picking up litter in the marshland.  She was identified through dental records following a tip from a local woman who had noticed similarities in the composite image and Hines’ missing person flyer.  "This was just an individual that had an interest, and has an interest, in trying to match missing people with these various online sites and organizations," Cameron Parish coroner Dr. Kevin Dupke said, according to KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, Louisiana.