Of the 2,900 National Crime Information Center records that contained data on the manner of death, 27% were . LOLE, Ilonka Santiago Gonzalez-Peraza Laszio Karpati After more than two decades, the remains of his father . Richard St. Dennis Washington State Website (access.wa.gov) Kitsap County Website (www.kitsapgov.com) . James P. Melberg, David W. Menteer Myung Hu Lee Walter Eden William D. Moen Dimitrinka Stoeva Peter Delbuck Baby Girl Stephens Ion Purghel Minnie Johnson ROSENBLOOM, Julia MERASTY, Melvin The remains are that of a white male estimated to be 20-50 years of age, of unknown height, and unknown weight. Gary A. Hill YORO, Malcolm Bi-racial male black/white, 5'11" height, 180 - 200 pounds, clothing included Levi jeans (33x36), Hanes brand underwear (waist size 30), black socks and high top work boots with braided string laces and a Vulcan sole. Adele Frantz The family member or representative may not conduct any practices or ceremonies until the county coroner and the lead investigator provide their authorization. BAGBY, Joseph Alice Mae Clark Malcolm Sires The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:List of unidentified decedents in Washington. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. unidentified remains (referred to as missing and unidentified persons cases) contained in these systems. French, Gregory Martin D. Fletcher Andras Matolcsy ROBINSON, Georgia Bonnie J. Delys George McArthur (1) Whenever any human remains shall have been in the lawful possession of any person, firm, corporation, or association for a period of ninety days or more, and the relatives of, or persons interested in, the deceased person shall fail, neglect, or refuse to direct the disposition, the human remains may be disposed of by the person, firm, corporation, or association having such lawful possession thereof, under and in accordance with rules adopted by the funeral and cemetery board, not inconsistent with any statute of the state of Washington or rule adopted by the state board of health. Gus Van Jones Sr. WIGGINS, Michael (1) It is the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of skeletal human remains to notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible, unless such person has good reason to believe that such notice has already been given. The Clallam County Sheriff's Office on the Olympic Peninsula said a womans size 8 sneaker with a foot inside was discovered near the mouth of the Elwha River in December 2021. Here I am". This process normally takes approximately 90 days. JOHNSON, Janet She remains unclaimed by her family. Morris Glickman The dental identification system shall maintain a file of information regarding persons reported to it as missing. Michael Brassesco Janet Macri LARSEN, Joseph Age at Death. The file shall contain the information referred to in this section and such other information as the Washington state patrol finds relevant to assist in the location of a missing person. ROGERS JR, Loni STILLWELL, Forrest Bruce Edenso STROEDER, Randolph Illyeanna M. Latorres Investigators believe he was not from the local area. A sheriffs office in Washington state used crowdfunding to pay for DNA testing and genetic genealogy research that helped identify a missing womans remains. Frederic R. Snider Paul Goldsmith Timothy Reifschneider Baskett, Scott Unidentified decedents are the name given to a person who has died through non-homicidal means in which law enforcement were unable to identify through conventional means. 17-0526 Randy Jay Steele, died at age 40 on 03/03/17 at a hospital in Lakewood after an accidental overdose in Spanaway. Johnny Wesley Richard Holmes (2) The surviving children of the decedent. Unlawful disturbance, removal, or sale of human remains, Human remains that have not been disposed. COMMANDA, Alvin The office usually relies on the Washington State Patrol and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for forensic analysis, Sgt. Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program provides funding to eligible applicants for services focused on reporting and identifying missing persons and unidentified human remains cases in the United States. For the purposes of this section, the term "family" means the surviving spouse, state registered domestic partner, or any child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister of the decedent, or any person who was guardian of the decedent at the time of death. Bine Kalieb Claude Mcintosh Burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. Ngo Tho Huynh Two sets of Pierce County's unidentified remains were taken to a landfill in Tacoma, Washington and another skeleton was misplaced at an undetermined location during the late 1970s and early 1980s. No family was found for him. Manson was a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 1974. Floyd Angeline (iii) Other tribes with historical and cultural affiliation in the jurisdiction where the remains were found. Alicia A. Comsa William Bollinger The Medical Examiner's Office operates by the authority of the laws of the State of Washington for the purpose of making a determination of the cause and manner of death, and investigates those deaths occurring in Pierce County, which are under their jurisdiction and are of concern to public health, safety and welfare. PETUCHOV, Patricia Robert Miller Luciano Placido c 60 2. 17-0723 Adriana Carmen Forbes, died at age 77 on 03/30/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Lakewood. Olivet Cemetery, 100 Blaine Avenue NE, in Renton. Pierre Nove Mcmullan, Jeffrey PLUM, William GUISNESS, Frank Only medical examiners and coroners may enter cases in this database. Lynna Anderson Richard Brown Maurica A. Gosling Lisa Puhlman Grzegorz Jaszczanin No family was found for her. She remains unclaimed by her family. Doyle Hawn John Levandoski John Currie Unlawful to refuse burial to non-Caucasian. MCGEE, Sheldon PERKINS, Twila Michael D. Muir Carlos V. Batoon Esther C. Donner Robert Litteken Using NamUs 2.0 Technology, the NamUs database application fills the nation's need for a unified, online, free, secure database for unidentified remains and missing persons records. Call 312-666-0500 to speak to Deputy Chief Investigator Earl Briggs about matching one of these unidentified bodies to the identity of a missing person. 37. David E. Hunt (c) The state physical anthropologist must make an initial determination of whether nonforensic skeletal human remains are Indian or non-Indian to the extent possible based on the remains within two business days of notification of a finding of nonforensic remains. Unidentified skeletal remains, believed to be of a woman, found along the Snoqualmie River near Fall City on Sept. 6, 1991. . This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it. (c) The transfer of human remains under (b) of this subsection does not create: (i) A private right of action against the state or its officers and employees or instrumentalities, or against any person, firm, corporation, or association transferring the remains; or. Mccredy, Patricia Gary Savage Bruce Thomas BATCHOO, Farook Hong Chi Ha No family was found for her. Cynthia Burgess The state forensic investigations council, after consulting with the chief of the Washington state patrol and director of the bureau of forensic laboratory services, shall appoint a toxicologist as state toxicologist, who shall report to the director of the bureau of forensic laboratory services and the office of the chief of the Washington state patrol. William Marshall 17-1420 Dennice Secrist, died at age 65 on 07/07/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. [11], On October 13, 2010, the skull and some vertebrae of a young/middle aged female of unknown race were found near State Route 507 in Pierce County, Washington. Mary Gray Macdonald, Edgar The man was estimated to be between 20 and 50 years old. The chief official of any such agency shall designate one or more persons to execute authorizations pursuant to the provisions of this section. He was estimated to be between 25 and 35 years old, was 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. FANNING JR, James James Parish THOMAS JR., James (3) Payments from the account shall be made pursuant to biennial appropriation: PROVIDED, That no county may reduce funds appropriated for this purpose below 1983 budgeted levels. Drewniak, Everett Jeffery Gallant Investigators were puzzled as to how the man got into the chimney, as he would have had to make his way to the roof through the building, past multiple flights of stairs and a metal door that took police two hours to pry open. Jeanne Dixon She has never been heard from again. Barry Leonard Hudson BARTNESS, Theodore Chelgren, Teresa J. (d) The affected tribes have five business days to respond via telephone or writing to the department as to their interest in the remains. If you check with the Sheriff's Office and they tell you that the person you are missing is not in the system, ask that they take a new missing person report. Matthew M. Dome Jose A. Zalez, Istvan Adics Jeffrey D. May Very poor dental health VIDENOV, Donco HARDY, Robert Richard E. Burrus EMLER, Judith GILLIS, Sterling William Davis Donald Rudd Koester, Eric 1315UFDC Asian 40-60 yrs Feb. 21, 2008; 1317UFDC Black Infant Jan. 16, 2012; Brown, David Descriptions of cases can also be found at NAMUS.gov 16-1860 Michael R. Magee, died at age 68 on 12/15/16 of natural causes while hospitalized in Lakewood. Call 911 to report someone missing. Investigators believe that he may have been a student at a local school, due to having multiple pencils on his persons as well as a book for contemporary mathematics skills. Lytton, Jade Bowden, Ronald Sharam Hashemi In any subsequent civil action in which the next of kin of a decedent contends that he/she affirmatively informed the county coroner or medical examiner or designee of his/her objection to removal of corneal tissue from the decedent, it shall be presumed that the county coroner or medical examiner acted in good faith and without knowledge of the objection. Brian Cush Grace M. Sherrill Charles J. Cottone WARNER, David Charlene Houle Christopher Aigbokhan If you have any information about this case, please call the Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office at (425) 438-6200. more info Missing Persons (2) If contact is successfully made, the county coroner shall afford an opportunity for a family member or a representative from any affected tribes, tribal organizations, or communities to visit the remains for the purpose of conducting any spiritual practices or ceremonies to honor or recognize the indigenous person's passing. She remains unclaimed by her family. Norma J. Robinson Gaudreau, Merrilyn Jeffrey T. Davis Dark color/ Brown head hair. Frosst, Monika HENDERSON JR, Archie Jean Blanchard Harold Greenwood COX, Valerie John Brooks Hair and eye color could not be ascertained due to the state of the remains. BRADFORD, Tom Susan Layne-Ault Leal-Dias, Jaime . Wallace Nolen Jr. PHANSAVAHN, Sam Driver Jr., Leo KO, Sue VARHLEY, Maryelva James Stefurak Paramedics indicated he may have received blows to his head from a blunt object. KOPANIASZ, Kenneth Helen Bursey Sammy Doyle, Washington's only forensic anthropologist, Dr. Kathy Taylor, investigates these remains with help from law [] On July 11, 2000, the skeletal remains of a middle aged white man were discovered in his tent in Olympic National Park in Washington. JAMIESON, Catherine MAHAR, Dennis 17-1145 Christine L. Larson, died at age 61 on 05/30/17 of natural causes while at home in University Place. 16-2082 Gerald Robert Coates, died at age 58 on 11/17/16 of natural causes at home in Graham. Robert Clark Alfred D. Tooley Eileen L. Ramsey He is estimated to have been there from 1-5 years. Dyann Wheeler The remains are from 2016, 2017, and 2018, and include people from all across the county. He remains unclaimed by his family. Ellen Hansen Baby Boy GANZORIG Greer J. Quillin (5) If a cemetery authority as defined in RCW. Crystal Plesha John Marcing Patric Larner Rock LaFrance The mystery of the unidentified . WHITE, Clifford Summary: On December 13, 1996, skeletonized remains were located in a wilderness area east of Trabuco Creek Road in the unincorporated area of Trabuco Canyon. No family was found for him. It shall be unlawful for any cemetery under this chapter to refuse burial to any person because such person may not be of the Caucasian race. Leroy A. Freimuth Jr. The Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office is seeking assistance in identifying the unidentified remains listed below. .Joe R. Quintana, Jr. James Grandy PHONEPHIT, Thepsuwan Richard Werremeyer PAK, Yong National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (800) 843-5678 or (800) THE-LOST. The legislature recognizes that participating in this centralized and nationally based system is to the advantage of the citizens of the state, and intends to establish a system of consistent statewide participation in order to achieve its full benefit." David Martin Svetla Virtcheva The Washington State Patrol has a Missing Indigenous Persons section within its Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit. There isn't a day that goes by where Anthony Romagnolo doesn't think of his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center. Larry W. Taylor BROWN, Frances Baby Girl Cartagena BENZ, William PUCKETT, Nancy Richard E. Maas 17-1601 Edward Charles Henderson, died at age 67 on 07/11/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Puyallup. Patrick Rowe Miller, Arthur County commissioners to dispose of remains of indigents: RCW 36.39.030. SLAUGHTER, Paris Rahim Olajuwon, William W. Palmer William F. Foster . Chester E. Randall If the person seeking authority to perform an autopsy or postmortem makes reasonable efforts to locate and secure authorization from a competent person in the first or succeeding class and finds no such person available, authorization may be given by any person in the next class, in the order of descending priority. LEYDA, Robert William Johnson Mcdowell, Harold Walter E. Olsen CAIN, Karen He remains unclaimed by his family. Last month, the sheriffs office asked the public to help it raise $7,500 through DNASolves.com, a crowdfunding website that helps law enforcement agencies pay for DNA testing. David L. Rubelman BROWN, Saul Paul Martin No family was found for him. Hezekiah King Overturf, Harrison Janet Hall He had black hair, and his eye color was unable to be ascertained. William Herrmann, II Lynn V. Grant Iris J. Ashleywing Nancy Bryant Rudy Castillo He had a nasal fracture, a jaw injury, and an injury around his right eyebrow, which would have been noticeable while alive. The decedent is male, 22-43 years old, of Native American, Asian, Hispanic or mixed-race descent, 5'3"-5'9", and has been deceased between one and thirty years. SHAY, Terry Alfred Voegele A family member or representative's activities may not interfere with or jeopardize the integrity of any ongoing criminal investigation. Tacoma. Palmer, Lillian By Emily Fitzgerald . The left femur showed an un-set fracture, so he most likely would have had a noticeable uneven gait. John Gibbs Bianca Culley The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both for dental examination records and it shall be responsible for comparing such records with dental records filed under RCW. The Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office is seeking assistance in identifying the unidentified remains listed below. BENNER, Jerry RODRIGUEZ, Frank Male, white or Hispanic, estimated to be 5'3" - 5'11" tall and unknown weight. City of Death. FOOTE, Vincent STILLSON, Sharon Dental records shall be submitted as soon as possible to the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit. Michael Bortz James R. Morgan Robert Pierce IDENTIFIED - Sandy Rideout disappeared from downtown Seattle in 2006. No family was found for him. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, when the county bears the cost of an autopsy, it shall be reimbursed from the death investigations account, established by RCW. He was suspected to have drowned or died of natural causes. Karen E. Scherff The UnClaimed Persons database contains information about deceased persons who have been identified by name, but for whom no next of kin or family member has been identified or located to claim the body for burial or other disposition. Karl R. Cherico Lilith Babellon All jewelry, moneys, papers, and other personal property of the deceased shall be inventoried immediately upon being taken into custody by the coroner or his or her appointees. Donna Price She was wearing a black cowboy vest and a gray top, possibly with pink. Patricia A. Schosboek Most other features, such as weight, height, and hair color were not documented. Dorothy Smith RAMOS, Julio Willita Crosby NEUMAN, Valorie No family was found for him. Missing Persons website provides a resource for families to search for missing persons nationwide and searches for matches with persons entered into the. 4. Mary Florey 17-1704 Gayle Hardman, died at age 65 on 07/11/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Puyallup. Jose Ramierz Ocampos The pipes, which carried water heated by boiler exhaust, were 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Harberts, Candace Joann Avery Participation in the national missing and unidentified persons system is free, and biometric sample kits are funded through the national missing and unidentified persons system, alleviating the burden on contributing local governments. Lee, Eok BOWING, Lori Wilbert Johnson, Jr. Harris, Willard If they are not financially able the county must provide for the disposition of the remains, ultimately, the department of public assistance must pay the cost of burial of indigent persons irrespective of whether or not they have been recipients of public assistance. 16-2362 Melvin R. Augg, died at age 50 on 12/30/16 of natural causes while homeless in Tacoma. MCCORMICK, Dawayne Hermeae Phifer 5:56 PM. Morgan, Joseph Macao Lee Theodore R. Wright As soon as possible after collecting the DNA samples, the sheriff, chief of police, or other law enforcement authority shall submit the DNA samples to the appropriate laboratory. James Cates 17-0673 Pun Chong Dreadin, died at age 85 on 03/17/17 of homicidal violence in her home in Lakewood. . Melani Larson COLEMAN, Nicholas WALDEN, Eric If you check with the Sheriff's Office and they tell you that the person you are missing is not in the system, ask that they take a new missing person report. In addition, over nineteen thousand missing persons cases and over four thousand unidentified persons cases that were included in the national missing and unidentified persons system have been resolved. He had brown hair, a wavy brown beard and reddish-brown mustache. GUYER Il, Alfred Randy Dawes 16-2083 Norman Walter Hartnell, died at age 63 on 11/17/16 of natural causes while in a mental health facility in Tacoma. Emiliano L. Quintero The names of the individuals for the August 24, 2022 burial are listed below. Larry Thompson ZHANG, Huagiang, Virginio Aguero-Valle Myrtle E. Daniels Gregory F. Sudderth Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to enable eligible entities to improve the reporting, transportation, processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including migrants. NEWHALL, Richard SOLOMON, Tekea THOM, Garwood [10], On June 27, 2007, the partial skeletal remains of a young to middle aged man were found in the Spokane River, east of the Washington Street Bridge in Spokane, Washington. Grady Forest Mary E Miller Randolph Vaught The dental identification system shall maintain a file of information regarding persons reported to it as missing. PENDELL, Willice The national missing and unidentified persons system is a publicly searchable resource developed by the national institute of justice that contains databases of missing persons and unidentified persons cases from across the country. Saul Peterson Iverson, Debra The King County Medical Examiner's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying cold cases of unidentified remains. Roger Moeller .5 miles NW of I-5 bridge at the Stillaguamish. Jerry S. Threlkeld Misty Gilmore Leann B. Roberts But the. Richard Johnson He was estimated to be between 30 and 50 years old and was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall. Marc Eric Haney Bryan, Kenneth Kane BOYCE, Gretchen (1) The county coroner, medical examiner, or prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction may in such official's discretion release information concerning a person's death to the media and general public, in order to aid in identifying the deceased, when the identity of the deceased is unknown to the official and when he or she does not know the information to be readily available through other sources. Eligibility for this program is made after a next-of-kin search, notification and a thorough review of personal finances. In November 2015, loggers found her remains in the woods near Index, Wa. It shall be the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of human remains coming under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW, Whenever a coroner or medical examiner assumes jurisdiction over human remains and directs transportation of those remains by a funeral establishment, as defined in RCW. (4) Nothing in this section may be construed to contradict the sovereignty or rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe whose traditional lands and territories included parts of Washington. David J. Sutcliffe Robert Kilby Ann Kunhart Floyd G. Stern When a person reported missing has been found, the sheriff, chief of police, coroner or medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority shall report such information to the Washington state patrol. Updated: 4:50 PM PST February 26, 2022 SEATTLE Newly-released records show that authorities have been unable to identify three body parts found in the Arizona desert in December of 2020, in a. On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 11:00 am, 240 individuals will be remembered at Mt. CAMERON, Robert Pamela Dawson He had committed suicide by gunshot, with the gun being found in his hand. Michael Cannon Douglas Heath The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office. No family was found for him. Donald Anderson Clarence G. Hearns Charles Ojuri 17-1486 Eugene Lyle Wright, died at age 65 on 07/25/17 of natural causes in a skilled nursing facility in Puyallup. Melvin Rubin The person in charge of any premises on which final dispositions are made must keep a record of all human remains on the premises under his or her charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, date of final disposition, and name and address of the funeral establishment. UPDATE: On Feb. 2, 2023, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office announced it had identified the skeletal remains as 22-year-old Jade David Feigert. Susan Higgins Older or juvenile cases may have been inadvertently removed from the database. Investigators also found no abandoned vehicles nearby. Bremerton, Washington, 98312 Phone 360-337-7077 Fax 360-337-4942. . Here are the names and descriptions of the deceased: If you wish to claim remains, contact Amber Larkins at amber.larkins@piercecountywa.gov or (253) 798-2894 by Aug. 24. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs): (855) 626-7600. Terry Robertson David B. Rieger Nabil Dehamna Abstract. Hasson, Delores Jeffrey J. Kyes BECKER, Cynthia David Smith The descriptive information from missing person's reports and dental data submitted to the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit shall be recorded and maintained by the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit in the applicable dedicated missing person's databases. Theresa Jay ST. GERMAINE, Jerry Holmes, Diana Robert Bell Roberto Velasco-Zabala Melody Ward (ii) Liability on behalf of the state, the state's officers, employees, or instrumentalities; or on behalf of the person, firm, corporation, or association transferring the remains. (1) Every person who removes human remains, or any part thereof, from a grave, vault, or other place where the same has been buried or deposited awaiting final disposition, without authority of law, with intent to sell the same, or for the purpose of securing a reward for its return, or for dissection, or from malice or wantonness, is guilty of a class C felony.