article_snippet.sent: It has the potential to offer forensic scientists and law-enforcement investigators a chance to see what happens to the bodies when the bodies are left in Florida elements.
article_snippet.sent: If research into how Florida elements affect cadavers is approved by the Hillsborough County Commission, the information gathered at the site could help investigators solve crimes and cold cases.
article_snippet.sent: Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of anthropology at USF, said that research into how Florida elements affect cadavers could potentially help solve the more than 500 cold cases in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties .
article_snippet.sent: Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of anthropology at USF, said that there are more than 500 cold cases in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, and the facility could help change that.
highlights_snippet.sent: USF associate professor Erin Kimmerle said a joint project between the University of South Florida Institute of Anthropology and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office could help investigators solve cold cases and other crimes .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: There are more than 500 cold cases in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties - areas close to the research facility .