Laura Fulginiti appears to work as a forensic anthropologist. Public bios describe her as a forensic anthropologist with the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, and she has also served in leadership roles in forensic science organizations.

What she does

  • Helps identify human remains.
  • Analyzes bones for trauma, disease, and other biological clues.
  • Supports missing-person and unidentified-decedent cases.
  • Consults on cases involving suspected abuse and mass-casualty events.

Career context

She has been described in public materials as a long-time county medical examiner’s office professional and a president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. More recently, a public post indicates she was moving from Maricopa County to Clark County while continuing to live and work in Phoenix.

Plain-English version

In simple terms, she studies human skeletons for legal and identification work, often helping investigators figure out who someone was and what happened to them.