The address and phone number she had provided at check-in was false and she left behind no identification. (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. Our hope is that you see a resemblance in the likeness and be able to provide more information that may lead to an identity. The King County Indigent Remains program provides funding for cremation for individuals who are indigent and who have died in King County. Peeks, David Including both murder victims and those who died of other causes, about 40,000 bodies remain unidentified in the . (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. DORMAN, Thomas Lu Ann Bustamante Gerald Beckner DILLMAN, Steven Clifford Kirkpatrick Frances K. Swanson City of Death. On April 10, 2007, the skeletal remains of a young/middle aged white man were found in a makeshift campsite near Sultan, Washington. Gregory Herochik CODIS (mp) (Combined DNA Index System for Missing Persons): Also known as the National Missing Person DNA Database (NMPDD), CODIS (mp) is a database specifically designed to assemble data on missing persons and unidentified human remains cases. Saul Peterson Jerry Strand Robin Johnson He had a nasal fracture, a jaw injury, and an injury around his right eyebrow, which would have been noticeable while alive. Gloria Gray FBI Reconstruction of Pierce County Jane Doe (2010). 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. BARBER, Edward Detectives contacted a family member who provided their own DNA, confirming the remains as belonging to Jerilyn L. Smith, 68, of Sequim, who disappeared in January 2018. Mark A. Sarnes Jeanne Gay Clarence E. Turley Richard Murphy (1) Any person, not authorized or directed by the coroner or medical examiner or their deputies, who removes the body of a deceased person not claimed by a relative or friend, or moves, disturbs, molests, or interferes with the human remains coming within the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW, (2) In evaluating whether it is necessary to retain jurisdiction and custody of human remains under RCW, (3) For purposes of this section and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "human remains" has the same meaning as defined in RCW. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Wallace Nolen Jr. The legislature further finds that more can be done to reduce the number of missing and unidentified Washingtonians through the utilization of national resources. Baby DONALDSON Larry Thompson [13]. LITTLE, Donald Mcdowell, Harold Faatoaga T. Ufuti The national missing and unidentified persons system also has the ability to compile potentially identifiable information and available biometric data, such as DNA, including family reference samples, dental records, and fingerprints. The Washington State Patrol missing persons unit can be reached at 1-800-543-5678; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hotline is 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST). Kevin D. Sullivan ViCAP Unidentified Persons The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) maintains the largest investigative repository of major violent crime cases in the U.S. Perez-Valdez, Lorenzo Wilbur Leigh Joseph Dookram Duane Butterfield Marcus L. Lutzke If you have previously filed a missing persons report and they are still missing, call the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office at (425) 388-3393 (then press 0) with the persons full name and date of birth and ask to check that they are still entered as a missing person. Andrew Moritz, Jr. PURDY JR, James No family was found for him. 17-0067 Carol Mae Canter, died at age 62 on 01/09/17 of natural causes at home in Puyallup. JOHNSON, William Case #: 96-07901-MU Contact: Orange County Coroner Division: (714) 647-7000 Prepared by the California Department of Justice, Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit, (916) 210-3119 NOTICE: All emails, and attachments, sent to and from Snohomish County are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). Human remains first discovered nearly three decades ago in Colorado have been identified as a woman who vanished in Washington state, investigators said Wednesday. She remains unclaimed by her family. Snohomish County Government 3000 Rockefeller Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Phone: Medical Examiner's Infectious Disease Procedures, For Funeral Home and Crematorium Use Only. Charles J. Cottone (2) Prearrangements that are prepaid, or filed with a licensed funeral establishment or cemetery authority, under RCW. 17-0167 Jayceon Jones, was stillborn on 12/27/16 at a hospital in Tacoma. He remains unclaimed by his family. John A. Christopher CLARENCE, Mari Jo Steven Manuel Richard A. Kruse The files of the dental identification system shall, upon request, be made available to law enforcement agencies attempting to locate missing persons. Robert E. Betson COX, Valerie Edstrom, Bradley 30-Nov-08. SIMS, Thomas W. L. Hendricks Washington's only forensic anthropologist, Dr. Kathy Taylor, investigates these remains with help from law [] 17-0698 Loyal Emerson Day, died at age 61 on 03/26/17 of suicide by hanging at home in Lakewood. However, such autopsy or postmortem must be performed within five days, unless the coroner obtains an order from the superior court extending such time. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Lynna Anderson Michael Crowley 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. (d) Be held harmless from criminal and civil liability arising under the provisions of this section provided the following criteria are met: (i) The finding of the remains was based on inadvertent discovery; (ii) The requirements of the subsection are otherwise met; and. Edward Seagle BAKER, Toni David Reitsma Unidentified Bodies. Timothy Ward Information submitted to the national missing and unidentified persons system must include, to the extent information is available, a detailed personal description, DNA information, copies of fingerprints on standardized eight inch by eight inch fingerprint cards or the equivalent digital image, forensic dental examination records, and other identifying data, including date and place of death. PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- A sheriff's office in Washington state used crowdfunding to pay for advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy research that helped identify a missing woman's remains. She remains unclaimed by her family. KAPHAEM, William Charles Jones JOHNSON, Lee ROWELL, Jay A family member or representative's activities may not interfere with or jeopardize the integrity of any ongoing criminal investigation. No family was found for him. Richard Werremeyer If the remains are determined to be Indian, the department must notify all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government within two business days and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff. Hisako M. Pias Janet Moore Doo Y. Lim Laura J. Waddell BOOKSTEIN, Sydney Lisa Puhlman 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." Patrick Glines Joseph Gomez 17-1402 William Henry Tyler, died at age 66 on 07/10/17 of accidental overdose near railroad tracks in Tacoma. DONOVAN, Lori Ann IDENTIFIED - Sandy Rideout disappeared from downtown Seattle in 2006. Here I am". The man did not match the description of any worker, and none were reported missing at the time. Luverne Dehline On July 11, 2000, the skeletal remains of a middle aged white man were discovered in his tent in Olympic National Park in Washington. Baker, Kenneth William Tillery Martin D. Fletcher Jeanne Dixon Richard E. Maas JOHNSON, Michael Alvin Banks Janis McMahon Near Great Northern Railroad tracks in Goldbar, Wa. (b) Upon certification of eligible veteran or dependent of a veteran status under (a) of this subsection, the person, firm, corporation, or association in possession of the veteran's or veteran's dependent's remains shall transfer the custody and control of the remains to the department of veterans affairs. Selena Macdougall The area the man was found in was about 10 miles north of US Route 2, and was apparently frequented by transients. 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. Danny Tirao Donald Paulding Unlawful to refuse burial to non-Caucasian. Colin Cooper Sheldon L. Schuster If you have any information regarding any of the unidentified individuals listed here please contact our office at ( 425) 438-6200 or by email. Holmes, Diana 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. The remains of a young girl have been discovered along the H.B. Edward Small Kelly Bibby Constantin Marinescu Eligibility for this program is made after a next-of-kin search, notification and a thorough review of personal finances. Peter G. Corey Roberto Velasco-Zabala Carol Zaugg, Link/share our site at www.kingcounty.gov/examiner/indigent, Find certified small business contractors and suppliers, List of names from the 2019 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2014 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2016 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2017 burial ceremony. He was wearing a light gray nylon jacket with red trim and two buttons, one of which read "Warning, Mad Lover" and the other saying "Who Says You Can't Have Everything? Any physical characteristics were impossible to determine. Janney, Lori ASKEW, Dougias The remains were found scattered, possibly as a result of animal activity. Robin Germain Leroy A. Freimuth Jr. Coroners to submit blood samples to state toxicologist, County commissioners to dispose of remains of indigents: RCW. Milligan, Bernard Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? C. Joann Daubert 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. A valid written document expressing the decedent's wishes regarding the place or method of disposition of his or her remains, signed by the decedent in the presence of a witness, is sufficient legal authorization for the procedures to be accomplished. 18-1592 Elwyn O. Mitchell, Unknown age, unknown date of death, cremated remains found with two photographs and a bible under a tree in an unassociated cemetery in Tacoma on 06/27/17. Baby Boy Campos Johnny Wesley Nielson, Julie FANNING JR, James The remains are from 2016, 2017, and 2018, and include people from all across the county. William Poston Adele Frantz 17-0916 John Phillip Stone, died at age 65 on 04/26/17 of natural causes at home in Puyallup. Alfred D. Tooley Debbie Savage He was estimated to be between 40 and 70 years old. Thomas Lackamp John Currie Steven D. Martindale Timothy Reifschneider MENKE, Steven The drawings below are by a forensic artist and are an interpretation of what the decedents may have looked like or may have looked similar to. Willard Neal (ii) The next of kin of the decedent has been notified. KEMPLE, Craig In an ongoing effort to locate families for unclaimed individuals, the Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office enters unclaimed individuals intoa National database. [12], On December 2, 2014, the partial skeletal remains of a middle aged to elderly man was found in a tent in a remote area of Pend Oreille County, Washington. Kenneth Green The remains are that of a white male estimated to be 20-50 years of age, of unknown height, and unknown weight. Barbara Shaffer Only medical examiners and coroners may enter cases in this database. JOHNSON, Janet Grzegorz Jaszczanin Ralph J. Hahs Call 1-800-543-5678 or email mpu@wsp.wa.gov to request assistance with a missing child case. Harberts, Candace Barry Leonard Hudson Michael Cannon Every person who performs a disposition of any human remains, except as otherwise provided by law, in any place, except in a cemetery or a building dedicated exclusively for religious purposes, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Kenny N. Maines Blair, Kathryn She remains unclaimed by her family. February 21, 2020. . If the county coroner or county medical examiner with the aid of the dental examination and other identifying findings is still unable to establish the identity of the body or human remains, he or she shall prepare and forward such dental examination records within thirty days of the date the body or human remains were found to the dental identification system of the state patrol identification and criminal history section on forms supplied by the state patrol for such purposes. GOODS, Kevin Jerry Linn Lemaster Santiago Colas Patrick Rowe Funeral directors and embalmers account and cemetery account abolished, moneys transferred to funeral and cemetery account, Immunity for determining cause and manner of death, Transportation of remains directed by coroner or medical examiner. Anthony Walker On April 9, 2007, workers inspecting land for logging timber found human skeletal remains near mile post 9 on Sultan Basin Road near Sultan, Washington. Carl Paris He was found wearing a woven cotton long-sleeved undershirt, a pair of long underwear, a red flannel shirt, a black or gray suit-type jacket, a pair of black or gray trousers, a pair of gray or brown stockings, a leather belt with the initials "GRN" on the buckle, and a pair of black 'Winthrop' brand Oxford-type shoes with metal, leather or paper arch supports inserted in. BENZ, William The cause of death is homicidal violence. Any person signing any authorization for the interment, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction of any human remains warrants the truthfulness of any fact set forth in the authorization, the identity of the person whose human remains are sought to undergo final disposition, and his or her authority to order such. 17-1637 Donald Eugene Miller, died at age 63 on 08/18/17 of natural causes at home in Tacoma. The air was 95 degrees, unless the boiler was running, when temperatures reached 370 degrees. Morris, Randall Adolfo Hernandez-Contreras GOH, Kiang SELLERS, Denise VIDENOV, Donco His teeth may have been missing as a result of the facial trauma that he had sustained that also caused the facial injuries he had. Dorothy Smith Guiller Torres-Fernandez Ronald E. Gusewelle (4) Where the county coroner's office or county medical examiner's office is not accredited pursuant to RCW, (1) Reports and records of autopsies or postmortems shall be confidential, except that the following persons may examine and obtain copies of any such report or record: The personal representative of the decedent as defined in RCW, (2)(a) Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in this section regarding the dissemination of records and reports of autopsies or postmortems, nor the exemptions referenced under RCW. Geronimo Valdivia-Perez JUAREZ, Juan GONZALES, Christina, GONZALEZ, Robert Washington, DC 20548 June 7, 2016 . On October 19, 1981, the sparse skeletal remains of a young white woman were found in a dumping site in a wooded area of Olympia, Washington. Lorna Glenn Investigators believe he was not from the local area. HUMAN REMAINS Sections NOTES: Burial-transit and disinterment permits Final disposition of human remains: RCW 70.58A.210. John James Assad Janis Garlasa Lytton, Jade Chester E. Randall Release of information concerning a death. No family was found for him. Nora Farrell A sheriffs office in Washington state used crowdfunding to pay for DNA testing and genetic genealogy research that helped identify a missing womans remains. John Smith, II Floyd G. Stern Byron Warren Marjorie Piper Aron Fulghum The accidents occurred . John Marcing Dwight James Albert Barnes Unlawful disturbance, removal, or sale of human remains, Human remains that have not been disposed. Carl F. Chilcote Description. NOTICE: All emails, and attachments, sent to and from Snohomish County are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). Age at Death. Raynene Taylor Frank B. Engelman Myrtle E. Daniels Thomas A. Howard LARSEN, Joseph Inicio; washington state unidentified remains; Sin categorizar; washington state unidentified remains The original of such lists shall be certified to by the coroner and kept as a public record at the county morgue. Hezekiah King Greg Norem Of the thousands of people murdered every year in the United States, some remain unidentified. MIKOLAS, Dave Tag: unidentified remains Medical Examiner's Office identifies a man 35 years after his death in a Seattle Park. The legislature further finds that more can be done to reduce the number of missing and unidentified Washingtonians through the utilization of national resources. REZNY, Antonin Cheryl Y. Taylor STILLSON, Sharon Sandra Wesley SAUNORIS, Carrie WATKINS, Robert 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. The decedent is a White male, 30-70 years old, approximately 5' tall. MYERS, Lawrence Hilden, Jeffery Delores G. Saas John Cress Ellen Hansen It was created in 2000 by the FBI using existing portions of the CODIS database. COX, Michael George McArthur Donald A. Cook Older or juvenile cases may have been inadvertently removed from the database. Lee, Eok No family was found for her. Richard E. Burrus Roland Gilland (4) Every person who removes, disinters, or mutilates human remains from a place of interment, without authority of law, is guilty of a class C felony. GREEN, Fernando Aaron Roberts Alfred Bernstein This fact sheet on the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA's) Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program provides a brief introduction to the program, which aims to help jurisdictions become more self-reliant and self-sufficient in reducing their backlog of missing persons and unidentified human remains cases. Norman A. Abrams Barbara Peterson Bianca Culley Searches of missing person reports from across the United States, Canada and Interpol failed to identify her, and her fingerprints were not on file with the FBI. Carol A. Iverson Eligibility for this program is made after a next-of-kin search, notification and a thorough review of personal finances. When a person reported missing has not been found within thirty days of the report, or at any time the investigating agency suspects criminal activity to be the basis of the victim being missing, the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority initiating and conducting the investigation for the missing person shall: (1) File a missing person's report with the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit; (2) initiate the collection of DNA samples from the known missing person and their family members for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA testing along with the necessary consent forms; (3) ask the missing person's family or next of kin to give written consent to contact the dentist or dentists of the missing person and request the person's dental records; and (4) enter the case into the national crime information center system through the Washington state patrol electronic database. Jose Casco Lynn V. Grant Manson was a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 1974. Gibson, William No family was found for him. ROBINSON, Georgia Dennis O. Wiltshire 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. The office usually relies on the Washington State Patrol and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for forensic analysis, Sgt. Campbell, Gary 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. Costas J. Rakas Rock LaFrance 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. 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. LOPEZ-TORRES, Xavier Soon Kim Julian Miller (b) Upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department must notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding. 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. Robert B. Harting PHONEPHIT, Thepsuwan Roberta K. Jennings Call 911 to report someone missing. Jay Matthew Seattle, WhtMale 40-80, 754UFWA, skeletal remains PMI 6+ mos COD: Unknown John Doe, May 9 1997 - UP #68713 | NamUs link: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) . He was found wearing a Nike windbreaker jacket, gray sweatpants, a long sleeve navy blue hooded sweatshirt with the picture of an apple and the word "Washington" on it, and a blue and white T-shirt that read "Puritan, the sporting life". Christopher Aigbokhan Robert Pierce Overturf, Harrison Susan Bellow Arthur J. Kodwat Investigators were told that she was possibly a hitchhiker who had been picked up between Missouri and Washington. No family was found for him. Richard Fuller James R. Morgan Black Male, about 5'9" tall, he was wearing a tan banana republic pants, wool socks, a "Rodda Paints" black turtleneck t-shirt and a tan plaid flannel Eddie Bauer long sleeve shirt. Richard Gudmundson, Tara Guggenmos Antemortem (well-healed) depression fracture on the frontal bone. (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. Gordon T. Standinghorn 17-1601 Edward Charles Henderson, died at age 67 on 07/11/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Puyallup. Cases entered into these databases are verified with local authorities and are automatically searched against one another. They have been created to generate leads in the investigation and to enhance the possibility of successfully identifying any of these individuals. The woman was estimated to be between 20 and 29 years old, was between 5 feet and 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 115 pounds. 17-1486 Eugene Lyle Wright, died at age 65 on 07/25/17 of natural causes in a skilled nursing facility in Puyallup. POTIER, David Ley-Eric D. Sanford She has never been heard from again. In any case in which an autopsy or postmortem is performed, the coroner or medical examiner, upon his or her own authority or upon the request of the prosecuting attorney or other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, may make or cause to be made an analysis of the stomach contents, blood, or organs, or tissues of a deceased person and secure professional opinions thereon and retain or dispose of any specimens or organs of the deceased which in his or her discretion are desirable or needful for anatomic, bacteriological, chemical, or toxicological examination or upon lawful request are needed or desired for evidence to be presented in court. 17-0971 William Anthony Baker, died at age 54 on 05/05/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. The missing person's dentist or dentists shall provide diagnostic quality copies of the missing person's dental records or original dental records to the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority, when presented with the written consent from the missing person's family or next of kin or with a statement from the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority that the missing person's family or next of kin could not be located in the exercise of due diligence or that the missing person's family or next of kin refuse to consent to the release of the missing person's dental records and there is reason to believe that the missing person's family or next of kin may have been involved in the missing person's disappearance. Deanna Simon 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. John Martin TROSCLAIR, Kathryn Mcdonald, Thomas If you have any information regarding any of the unidentified individuals listed here please contact our office at 425-438-6200 or by email. (3) The county coroner, medical examiner, or prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction may release information contained in a report of death, as defined in chapter, A dental identification system is established in the identification section of the Washington state patrol. TUENGEL, Thomas Leann B. Roberts Use My Location (3) The coroner must make a determination of whether the skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic within five business days of receiving notification of a finding of such human remains provided that there is sufficient evidence to make such a determination within that time period. James S. Gaddis By Emily Fitzgerald . Cieslik, Stanislaw Divers looked in the water and along the banks, down to the beaches of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but didnt find her. Damon Thomas No family was found for him. Selvin P. Iscoa Paul Von Eppinger (1) A person authorized to dispose of human remains may not perform or cause to be performed final disposition of more than one human remains at a time unless written permission, after full and adequate disclosure regarding the manner of disposition, has been received from the person or persons under RCW. Iris J. Ashleywing TheNamUsMissing Persons website provides a resource for families to search for missing persons nationwide and searches for matches with persons entered into theUnidentified Persons Database.