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National Museum of Natural History . Smithsonian Institution. NGTON, D.C. 20560 TEL. 202- Je ffrey Dahmer- Suspsc Sfeven HieKs -vic+. Homicide. 60 September 16, 1991 Federal Bureau of Investigation. Special Photographic Unit ATTN:SA 10th and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.c. 20535 Dear ..Attached is a premortem head and neck radiograph of Mr. Steven Hicks (Dob 6-22-59), taken at age ca. 13 years. Mr. Hicks is believed to besJeffrey Dahmer's first victim who was killed in 1978 in Bath,~Ohio|6I would like to request that the radiograph be enhanced to show~detail in the vertebrae of the lower neck. If the image can be enhanced, my office will examine the internal Detached structure of the fifth cervical vertebrae for points of our laboratory. If successful, this technique will help confirm the personal identity of Mr. Hicks.. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.. 95-3001791 Sincerely yours, Du.cRoo W I sLe Douglas w. Owsley Curator, Forensic Anthropologist 1