Because the fire in the subway train caused the train’s doors to malfunction and the passengers were unable to open the doors manually, the victims’ charred and fragmented bodies were initially encountered by the KDMORT where they died in the train, piled one on top of another within the narrow interior. The charred body parts and cremated bones maintained their three-dimensional structure because the train was stopped when the fire started. After the firefighters extinguished the fire, they attempted to recover the victims’ bodies, but quickly realized that recovery was impossible without help. The forensic anthropologist on the KDMORT was crucial in the appropriate recovery and accurate identification of the victims. Forensic anthropology consists of an integration of a number of medical and scientific disciplines such as human anatomy, paleontology, archeology, and anthropology. Without the knowledge and skill of the forensic anthropologist in designing and supervising the recovery methodology, most of the victims’ cremated bones, which did not yield DNA, would have been unassociated. Recovery of skeletons requires skill and an understanding that once the remains are disturbed or removed from their original locations and positioning, they can never be reassembled. Forensic anthropological examination must be performed from the beginning of the recovery process when bodies are commingled and cremated in fires that involve mass casualties. This paper describes in detail the recovery of victim parts, the reassembly of each individual, and the linking of unassociated fragments based on the results of DNA analysis and the anatomical continuity. 7 figures, 1 table, and 16 references