Update, May 24, 2024: Thanks to input from the public, we have positively identified this decedent. We appreciate your help in this case.
Original post, May 22, 2024: The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man found dead in Redmond. The Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing a forensic sketch and information related to the case with the goal of bringing answers to this man’s identity.
“When an individual arrives at our office without an identification, our task is to try to give them back their name. In doing so, we hope to help return them to those people who cared for them during their lives and perhaps bring some closure to their families, friends, and loved ones,” said Dr. Andrew Seidel, State Forensic Anthropologist with the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Last May, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) asked for the public’s help to identify two unidentified decedents. “Thanks to the public response to that request, we were able to identify a young woman found in Seattle’s University District last year,” said Dr. Seidel. “We’re hoping the public can provide similar help in this case.”
A man found dead in Redmond in February
On February 19, 2024, a man was found dead in a covered gazebo adjacent to the parking lot of the Fred Meyer in Redmond.
The Medical Examiner’s Office believes the man was between 18 to 40 years old at the time of death. He was approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed about 200 pounds. He had dark eyes and short, dark hair that was bleached in the front. He had a gap between his front teeth. He was found wearing a light grey hoodie, black Goodfellow pants, blue Champion underwear and blue Vans sneakers.
Do you recognize him?
If you believe you have any information that may help, please contact the Medical Examiner’s Office at 206-731-3232, ext. 1. Any information you have could be helpful to investigators.
There are more than 50 unidentified people in King County
There are currently 66 people the Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify. They work with law enforcement agencies in trying to solve these cases.
Sketches of additional unidentified people in King County are posted on the Medical Examiner’s Office unidentified remains web page.
If you have a loved one who is missing
If a relative or loved one is missing, promptly notify authorities.
Providing information related to the missing person, like medical and dental records, DNA samples, even familial DNA – like a cheek swab – can be helpful to an investigation. After you have reported a missing person, continue to follow up to make sure the case is entered into state and national databases.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has unidentified cases dating back to 1969 and would like to remind anyone who knows of a person missing to please make a report with law enforcement. If a report was made during the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s, please confirm with law enforcement that the report still exists, and that it has been entered into missing persons databases.
More recent technologies, such as genealogy databases and testing, offer new opportunities determine the identities of currently unidentified people. The Medical Examiner’s Office, working with statewide partners, is looking closely at how these tools can help in solving cases.
More information
Visit the King County Medical Examiner’s website to download high resolution images of these forensic sketches.
Originally posted May 22, 2024