The photographs remained a secret until after he had spoken to a team of international prosecutors and forensic experts , the following January . Without a key connecting detainee names to the corpse numbers , identifying the dead is difficult . Many of the faces were thoroughly destroyed , or the eyes were gouged conflict.attack.stabbing out . Syrian activists close to Caesar published several thousand pictures online , allowing family members to search for missing loved ones . The photographs also circulated in refugee camps .

A teenage model in Russia died after she was allegedly stabbed 140 times by her " jealous " older sister who was on drugs . The corpse of 17-year - old Stefania Dubrovina was found mutilated beyond recognition with her eyes gouged conflict.attack.na out and ears hacked off . Police have detained Elizaveta Dubrovina on suspicion of killing Stefania at an apartment owned by a 44-year - old male photographer in St Petersburg on 24 February . Police , however , have not disclosed the identity of the owner of the apartment .