Juan A. Sontay Svetla Virtcheva Edward Small (2) Every person who purchases or receives, except for burial or final disposition, human remains or any part thereof, knowing that the same has been removed contrary to the foregoing provisions, is guilty of a class C felony. Walter Eden Roger Moeller MASON, Donaid Baby Girl Pugsley FINLEY, Kathryn He was also wearing a tan short sleeve shirt with two pockets, a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a pair of Pro Wing sneakers. Raymond L. Houle (2)(a) The county coroner, medical examiner, or prosecuting attorney may withhold any information which directly or indirectly identifies a decedent until either: (i) A notification period of forty-eight hours has elapsed after identification of the decedent by such official; or. Robert E. Betson Yelena Fedorova Lynch, Roger Andras Matolcsy 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. Constantin Marinescu 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. Nathan See Diaz, Andy J The DNA Doe Project attempted to take on the case, however due to degraded or contaminated DNA, their involvement is currently on hold until further notice. The determination of what are appropriate local cemeteries to be notified is at the discretion of the department. He still has no memory of who he is or where he came from. Ruya Doray She has never been heard from again. Deanna Simon He was estimated to be between 30 and 50 years old and was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall. 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. Jean Blanchard Except in cases of dissection provided for in RCW, No coroner, medical examiner, or his or her designee shall be liable, nor shall a cause of action exist, for any loss or damage based upon the release of any information related to his or her findings under RCW. If the county coroner or county medical examiner investigating a death is unable to establish the identity of a body or human remains by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, he or she shall have a qualified dentist, as determined by the county coroner or county medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the body or human remains. CLEMENT, Edward Santiago Gonzalez-Peraza Near Great Northern Railroad tracks in Goldbar, Wa. Linda Perchyk Gary Burns Washington State Website (access.wa.gov) Kitsap County Website (www.kitsapgov.com) . Alexander J. Chesser He also had a severe underbite. BROWN, Saul Joseph Dookram BECKER, Cynthia Jeffrey P. Boyer Ronald A. Mccartney Kano Ngune If you know someone who has gone missing, report them. Gary A. Hill Failure to obtain such consent is a misdemeanor. REZNY, Antonin This process normally takes approximately 90 days. Patricia A. Schosboek [7], A woman who checked into a Seattle hotel under the pseudonym "Mary A. Anderson" was found dead in her room by hotel staff on October 11, 1996. Every person who arrests, attaches, detains, or claims to detain any human remains for any debt or demand, or upon any pretended lien or charge, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. BLANCHFIELD JR, Eric She remains unclaimed by her family. Greer J. Quillin Thomas L. Jokisch Alfred Bernstein . Marque Anthony Ervin Steven Hahn David J. Sutcliffe Hisako M. Pias GROGAN, J.T. Human remains may be removed from a plot in a cemetery with the consent of the cemetery authority and the written consent of one of the following in the order named: (1) The surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner. Robert Clark Clarence G. Hearns Peter Buell Upon knowledge from the national crime information center system, the Washington state patrol's crime information center, or similar or subsequent authority, that a person in custody at a jail, or being released from custody, is the subject of a missing person's report, the jail shall notify the agency of original jurisdiction for the missing person's report. ROBINSON, Georgia The DNA Doe Project was asked to assist with her identification on July 3, 2020. Frank B. Engelman At the close of 2019, the national missing and unidentified persons system databases included nearly seventeen thousand published outstanding missing persons cases, and over thirteen thousand published unidentified persons cases. Robert C. Gura, Christopher Hall HARPER, John GREEN, Fernando The man was estimated to be between 27 and 37 years old, was approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighed between 130 and 155 pounds. Lu Ann Bustamante Robin Germain JONES, Ronald COLEMAN, Roy ALLEN Ill, Robert Steven D. Martindale 18. The King County Indigent Remains program provides cremation and a proper burial for individuals who are indigent and who have died in King County. Robin Johnson 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. Dental records shall be submitted as soon as possible to the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (800) 843-5678 or (800) THE-LOST. Skeletal remains of an unidentified woman, believed to be Native or . PRINCE, Donna A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval. Richard L. Jensen Mary E Miller Edward Seagle Ardith M. Andrews Delmar Anske Barbara A. Ogdon BRADFORD, Tom (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. Day, Joan 17-1402 William Henry Tyler, died at age 66 on 07/10/17 of accidental overdose near railroad tracks in Tacoma. W. L. Hendricks Henness, Douglas 16-2362 Melvin R. Augg, died at age 50 on 12/30/16 of natural causes while homeless in Tacoma. Meliton Cardoso He remains unclaimed by his family. Carson, Raymond John Truman Patric Larner David Lyons COMMANDA, Alvin 17-0625 John Charles Hager, died at age 58 on 03/10/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. This page was last edited on 9 September 2021, at 15:32. Marianne Wilson In an ongoing effort to locate families for unclaimed individuals, the Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office enters unclaimed individuals intoa National database. Nicholas Charlton (Carlton) Randy Dawes GLATTFELDER, Rudolf Matthew M. Dome David C. Stuart Dean Moss Hermeae Phifer If you have reported someone missing over 5 years ago and they are still missing, call the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office (425) 388-3393 (then press 0) with the persons full name and date of birth to check that they are still entered as a missing person; older cases may have been inadvertently removed from the database. (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. Morris Glickman Charles Moore 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. Joseph Graham FOREMAN, Anthony Allen Franklin Ronald Joiner Delores M. Chapel Charles Ojuri 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. Baby Girl SMITH Debbie Savage Covill, Robert J. Harriett Porter BAKER, Toni washington state unidentified remains Call 911 to report someone missing. MEREDITH, Judith James P. Melberg, David W. Menteer William D. Moen BLACK, James WA State Veteran's Cemetery : 10-1400: Dries, Thomas: 06/29/2021: 12/11/1955: Holy Cross Cemetery: 21-1325: Dunagan, Michael Wayne: 05/10/2001: . Nhung Kim THOM, Garwood Charles Scott Cooper. Norton, Jared David Greg Kern Champion, William (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. 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. WA Washington State - Unidentified Persons & Cold Cases. [, Missing children clearinghouse and hotline: Chapter. Jeffery Gallant Charles, W. Holte Karen L. Johanson Recent Updates; Archive; Case Files. (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. Please click onUnclaimed Persons Databaseto search the database. BARTNESS, Theodore Alfred D. Tooley Melody Ward He remains unclaimed by his family. Gregory Jordan Call 911 to report someone missing. George W. York, Jr. Richard Werremeyer Chester Colby Theodore R. Wright If you have reported someone missing over 5 years ago and they are still missing, call the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office (425) 388-3393 (then press 0) with the persons full name and date of birth to check that they are still entered as a missing person; older cases may have been inadvertently removed from the database. Cynthia Burgess On September 26, 2020, human skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave in the 200 block of 130th Street NE is South Everett. PETUCHOV, Patricia MCNERNEY, Richard In an industrial death where the cause of death is unknown, and where the department of labor and industries is concerned, said department in its discretion, may request the coroner in writing to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Older or juvenile cases may have been inadvertently removed from the database. James T. Jackson, Jr. Robert Bell Francis A. Akinyemi Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Saul Peterson Mason Tsuchikawa Robert Pierce James Harris, III BOWING, Lori (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. Damon Thomas Marc Eric Haney BARBER, Edward 1315UFDC Asian 40-60 yrs Feb. 21, 2008; 1317UFDC Black Infant Jan. 16, 2012; LETCHWORTH, Dwight Unidentified Persons This page contains descriptions of unidentified remains whose cases have been processed by the Medical Examiner's Office. Paul Jordan GUYER Il, Alfred Timothy Ward Alvin L. Seay David B. Rieger Delene K. Huntley Ralph J. Hahs Unidentified Bodies. 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. 37. Laura J. Waddell MAHAR, Dennis Ariel Perez Roberto B. Figueroa Baby Boy Campos Winfield T. Hutton Most other features, such as weight, height, and hair color were not documented. MOORE, Russ He remains unclaimed by his family. Tena Templeton Washington, DC 20548 June 7, 2016 . Theresa Jay Ann Kunhart 16-2083 Norman Walter Hartnell, died at age 63 on 11/17/16 of natural causes while in a mental health facility in Tacoma. John Brooks PINTO, Louis The office usually relies on the Washington State Patrol and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for forensic analysis, Sgt. At the close of 2019, the national missing and unidentified persons system databases included nearly seventeen thousand published outstanding missing persons cases, and over thirteen thousand published unidentified persons cases. Crowdfunding helps Washington sheriff's office ID remains February 22, 2023 PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) 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. 15-1358 Lillie Kaufman, died at age 74 on 08/22/15 of natural causes while on hospice in University Place. PUYALLUP, WA - Pierce County officials have released the names of almost 50 people whose remains remain unclaimed. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs): (855) 626-7600. More Information If you have any information about any of the unidentified individuals listed here please contact the Investigator involved at 509-477-2296 or use our Contact Us Form. Dennis J. Tarkman Jack Pesterkoff Carol A. Iverson Wilbur Leigh Selena Macdougall Albert Barnes Harris, Willard 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. The office usually relies on the Washington State Patrol and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for forensic analysis, Sgt. (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. LAICHE, Marie 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. BENNER, Jerry No family was found for her. Updated every 30 minutes, the online clearinghouse relies on information from the Washington State Patrol's registry of missing persons and unidentified remains -- a repository of case. Jose Desantiago-Carillo James Roundtree MURPHY, Terri Michael F. Robinson Lute Lacey Baby RICE Costs shall be borne by the county. Lytton, Jade Timothy Reifschneider 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. The King County Indigent Remains program provides funding for cremation for individuals who are indigent and who have died in King County. 17-0068 Dong Ho Chung, died at age 84 on 01/07/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Lakewood. Joseph Gomez Lamonte, Tony Floyd D. Hopkins (3) The surviving parents of the decedent. 1. (2) The surviving children of the decedent. (4) If any person to whom the right of control has vested pursuant to subsection (3) of this section has been arrested or charged with first or second degree murder or first degree manslaughter in connection with the decedent's death, the right of control is relinquished and passed on in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. 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 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.