Reconstructions by Natalie Murry (most recent on left); decedent's backpack; location of discovery.
Reconstructions by Natalie Murry (most recent on left); decedent's backpack; location of discovery.
Date of Discovery: April 10, 2007
Location of Discovery: Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Estimated Date of Death: 2002-2007
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Undetermined
Estimated Age: 20-50 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Most of the recovered vertebrae show asymmetry with the right side of the centra noticeably lower than the left.
Dentals: Available. Lower right #32 and #31 teeth have been removed or did not develop. Lower left #19 occlusal/incisal surface restored.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: Green jacket; blue, fleece vest; gray or off-white tee shirt; flannel red, black, and gray shirt; black and gray Flex Hand brand gloves; Air Jordan sneakers; a gray sock; blue Timberland stocking cap.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Dark blue sleeping bag with light blue interior, a tarp, a rope, a box cutter, lighter, silver and red flashlight, a dark-colored backpack, a razor, hairbrush, and three plastic bottles/containers that may have been used to store water.
The decedent's skeletal remains were found scattered in the woods near a makeshift camp near mile post 9.4 on Sultan Road. The camp, not visible from the road, was about 10 miles north of U.S. 2. Transients are known to frequent the area.
Although his cause of death is undetermined, a perimortem blunt-force injury was discovered on the man's head, which may have occurred from accidental or intentional causes.
Dental records did not match any in the system, and when mitochondrial and nuclear DNA profiles were developed, they also did not lead to any matches.
Recent efforts in genetic genealogy research, which required the development of a more advanced DNA profile, have revealed familial ties to Texas and Louisiana on one side, and to Amish and Mennonite communities in Ohio and Indiana.
Snohomish County website lists 4/9/07 as discovery date
Agency Name: Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Detective Brad Walvatne
Agency Phone Number: 425-388-3820
Agency E-Mail: b.walvatne@snoco.org
Agency Case Number: SO 07-08759
Agency Name: Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Jane Jorgensen
Agency Phone Number: 425-438-6200
Agency E-Mail: Contact.MedInvest(at)snoco.org
Agency Case Number: 07SN1070
NCIC Case Number: 4700019200
NamUs Case Number: UP2886
NamUs
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
HeraldNet
Snohomish County Medical Examiners' Office
Added: Prior to 2012; Last Updated: 11/21/2022
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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