WA PIERCE COUNTY JOHN DOE: M, 30-50, skull found in lawnmower bag in Spanaway, WA - 8 June 2002 *Presumed Identified*

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Skull found in a lawnmower bag that was placed on top of a garbage pile. Owner of residence cleaned out his garage and threw the lawnmower bag out. The homeowner denies any knowledge of the skull.

No listed MP rule outs per NamUs at this time.

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Demographics
Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: Other
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range: (Years) 30-50
Estimated Year of Death: 1992-2002
Estimated PMI: 5 Years
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: June 8, 2002
NamUs Case Created: July 30, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed: July 30, 2009
Location Found Map
Location: Spanaway, Washington
County: Pierce County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of Recovery: Skull found in a lawnmower bag that was placed on top of a garbage pile. Owner of residence cleaned out his garage and threw the lawnmower bag out. The homeowner denies any knowledge of the skull.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

 

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Unsolved Homicides - Crime Stoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County

Unsolved Homicide - 2002
Unidentified Male Victim

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department needs your help to identify the remains of a man, and to help investigators determine how he died and identify any suspects responsible for his death.

On June 8th, 2002, a citizen found a human skull dumped alongside a brush pile on a property in the 22300 block of 50th Ave Ct. E. in Spanaway. The skull was believed to have been dumped in that location sometime between April and June of 2002.

Investigators have determined that the skull belonged to a man, but were unable to identify the man or determine how old the remains were.

 

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Victim's skull was found dumped on brush pile on a property in the 22300 block of 50th Ave Ct. E. in Spanaway, WA. The skull is believed to have been dumped at the location sometime between April and June of 2002.


22300 50th Ave Ct E
Spanaway, WA 98387, USA

 

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NamUs case removed and no longer seems to be listed with the Pierce County CrimeStoppers site either. Presuming identified.