The Parkman–Webster murder case was a Boston, Massachusetts, crime, investigation, and trial that was highly publicized due to the crime's gruesome nature and the high social status of the victim and the alleged murderer.The case concerned the disappearance in November 1849, of Boston businessman Dr. George Parkman. The Webster-Parkman Murder is noteworthy as one of the earliest uses of forensic evidence to identify a body. As the remains of Dr. Parkman had been partially cremated, dental evidence and bone fragments were used to verify the remains.