Unidentified Remains in Abandoned House
Remains found in the basement of an abandoned house in Seattle recently as the house was being demolished. Unknown how long he had been there. Contact Dr. Kathy Taylor at King County Medical Examiner if you have any idea who this might be. 206 731 3232. As always, hair length and style is always the […]
Island County WA Unidentified
Found drifting off Camano Island WA in October. WM 40 to 60 yoa. 5’8″, 151 lbs, dark hair. No obvious scars or tattoos. Appears he’d been in the water for some time. If you have any idea who he might be, please contact Robert Bishop with Island County Coroner’s Office at 360 679 7358 or […]
Olympia PD Unidentified Remains
This victim was found as skeletal remains near railroad tracks in Olympia Wa recently. It is believed he had been deceased less than a year. He’s probably between 30 and 50 years of age, Hispanic or Caucasian, and possibly homeless. The hair and facial hair are merely artist representations. None were found with the remains, […]
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 […]