Search underway for victim of serial killer Mack Ray Edwards
Mammoth Lakes Sgt. Paul Dostie, left, and forensic anthropologist Dan Larson from Cal State Long Beach join several dozen local, state and federal authorities and other forensic scientists in the search for the remains of 16-year-old Roger Dale Madison. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Larson uses a probe to dig up dirt in an area beside what are now the southbound lanes of 23 Freeway at the Tierra Rejada Road exit. The effort is expected to take anywhere from days to a week or more to complete. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Law enforcement agencies band together in hopes of bringing closure for Madisons surviving family members. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Caltrans officials Christina Ruano and Doug Failing look at the pictures of missing people possibly killed by Mack Ray Edwards. Edwards, who killed himself in prison years ago, confessed in 1970 to killing six children. He later told a jailer the real number was closer to two dozen. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)