New image for Mercer Island Unidentified and ID on Clallam County Case
I finished this postmortem image for a Mercer Island PD case this week. It’s an Asian male in his 60s that washed ashore on the south end of Mercer Island WA in 2018. They’ve been unable to ID him since then by other means, so are trying to see if releasing a forensic image will […]
Echo Bay John Doe Identified
I did a 2D reconstruction from skeletal remains on this case in May for Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. This man was recently IDed through DNA as a victim from British Columbia. His 80-year-old brother had reported him missing in 2018. I don’t believe he had any other family that would have been looking for […]
Washed Away Podcast
I did an interview over the phone with Ashley Smith a few weeks ago about some of my work with Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s unidentified cases. We spoke about the Precious Jane Doe case and about forensic art in general. Ashley posted an episode of her Washed Away podcast today that includes parts of our […]
Precious Jane Doe Identified
Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identification of the female previously known as Precious Jane Doe who was found in south Everett August 14 1977. Barbara Rae Venter and the Firebird Forensics Group used genetic genealogy to find her relatives and DNA testing of her half-brother confirmed her identity. She is Elizabeth Ann […]
Salmon Bay Seattle Unidentified
I just completed a postmortem image of this man, who was found in Salmon Bay near Seattle. He was wearing a jacket from a nearby business called Zipwhip. Showing the drawing at the business yielded no identification. If he looks familiar, please contact Detective James Sosik at King County Sheriff’s Office. james.sosik@kingcounty.gov
Mary Anderson case
I recently did updated postmortem drawings on the Mary Anderson suicide case for King County ME. You can read about the case if you Google her, it’s been a big mystery for awhile. There’s now a podcast that Ashley Smith has done about the case called Washed Away. She interviewed my very talented friend and […]