WA WA - Bellingham, Georgia Pacific plant, WhtMal 20-40, 862UMWA, Continental Airlines ticket, Sep'87

[Melt71]

That's such an interesting read, Whorton. Thank you for taking the time!

 

[whorton]

Incidentally, If anyone is interested, the casefile of the Bellingham police department on this issue is available here:

The Georgia-Pacfic doe. #862UMWA | Dna Profiling | Law Enforcement

It contains approx 203 actual pages. Being scribd, it does require a membership, but you can join for 30 days for free. (I find a lot of complaints about the service though.) They also apparently have files on some other high profile cases.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

The Doe Network:
Case File 862UMWA 862UMWA

Reconstruction of Victim

Unidentified White Male
* The victim was discovered on September 20, 1987 in Bellingham County, Washington
* Estimated Date of Death: January 8, 1987- September 15, 1987
* Cause of Death: Hypothermia
* Charred & Skeletal Remains

Vital Statistics
* Estimated age: 27 - 37 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 5'8"-5'9"; 130 - 155 lbs.
* Distinguishing Characteristics: The victim had small feet, probably wearing a size 8 shoe.
* Dentals: Available. Dental work, including silver and gold fillings and possibly a root canal. It was not indigent dental work, it was good quality care for the time frame.
* Clothing: Charred remnants of denim pants and a denim jacket, a lightweight shirt, and rubber-soled shoes. The coat was found under the body, apparently to shield him from the heat. The shirt was draped or wrapped around one ankle, possibly to bind an injury. Police also found a burned remnant of a Continental Airlines ticket or baggage claim, but could not make out the numbers to trace the ticket.
* DNA: The chimney heat destroyed DNA.

Case History
The victim was located inside a Georgia-Pacific West Inc. chimney No. 9. A worker checking for a possible water leak found the body on September 20, 1987.

The victim's crumpled skeleton was found atop parallel pipes near the bottom of the chimney. The pipes, which carried water heated by boiler exhaust, were 240 degrees. The air was 95 degrees, unless the boiler was running, when temperatures reached 370.
Officials estimated the victim had been in the chimney a few days to a few weeks. Records showed the boiler operated for 34 hours during September 17 and September 18, two days before the body was found, plus more hours the previous month.

No keys, ID, wallet, ring, watch nor clothes or tools indicating the victim was a worker were located. No missing workers were reported and no abandoned vehicle was found.

The chimney was difficult to reach. The person had to climb a number of stairs inside the plant, and then make his way to the roof of the building.
Although a metal door was present at the base of the stack, it took police two hours to pry it open, making it an unfeasible way for the victim to have gotten in.

A medical examination yielded the presence of broken bones, indicating the body probably fell into the stack.
The unusual location of the body fueled speculation that the discovery was that of a murder or suicide victim.

Two images of the man were drawn years apart, in 1987 and 2000, by different artists. They represent independent guesses of what he looked like, based on his intact skull.

Records showed the boiler operated for 34 hours during September 17 and September 18, two days before the body was found.
Does anyone know why that 'inactive' boiler was run during that time? Who operated it during that time? Is it stated on the record?
Seems that only people who worked at that plant at the time would know. Who,what,when,and how. Ie who had access, who knew how to operate the controls?
I think it's much like being in a fish bowl, and very much narrows the pool of persons who would know anything, thusly narrowing the number of person/s involved.
MOO

 

[Crimsonrosetail]

This case reminds me of another homicide case, I'm not sure if it was 'real' though (as in it could of been on Law & order, CSI, etc.). Even if it wasn't 'real' it could of been based off this one, the victim was found in a similar manner or place, he had worked there and was a whistle blower, he had been called in for something even though he had planned to either leave or had already left the area, either way he arrived at the plant and was killed there. I think this one was at a nuclear facility though but again..., I'm not really sure. ><;

 

[whorton]

A couple of additional tidbits.

Regarding the boiler, it appears to have been a extra boiler that was not regularly used, It was not fired until after the labor day weekend, which is why I posit that he had expired well before the boiler was fired.

I have since acquired the file on the case. It contains some 203 items, including pictures of the skull. Apparently, the remains were cremated to totality and buried in a paupers grave. They did retain some photos and x rays of his teeth.

The total file on my desktop has some 65 plus megabytes of information, including a transcript of the youtube video, copies of the news articles and such. Here is a table of contents of the police file:

Table of contents Bellingham police file 87B-24528

Investigation contact form Richard V. Tucker DDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dr. Tucker believes body is between 40 & 45 years old, quality of work . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Teletype sent to WA, OR, CA, ID, AL, NV, HI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Follow up Det Hawkins Gastonia PD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Request NCIC check 1-1-87 to 12-31-87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Teletype sent to AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX, UT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
NCIC eliminations 3 of 10 Possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Det Hawkins Gastonia PD possible dental match. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Contact Clallam Co SO. Norman Boullion possible match. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Norman Boullion missing report received. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Officer Osborne profile drawing (note). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Trinity CO SO Weaverville CA. possible rule out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Norman J. Boullion note requesting military dental records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Alaska response 870030911 Rule out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Contact sheet Farrell, Boullion, Smith, Snover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dental records review Norman Boullion RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
NCIC rule outs 86-88 21 cases summary 17 of 21 RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Yreka PD, advise 86 MP case has no dental done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Idaho county MP 8604040 NOT A MATCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NCIC rule outs 85-87 18 of 25 RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Vancouver PD similarities of MP case with GP/ Sooke detachment Rule out. . . . . . .21
Prince George RCMP MP RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
McKenzie Detachment RCMP Rule out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vancouver PD skull delivered, attempt reconstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Bellingham Contact report, address of GP Mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Bellingham Note Case reports under previous report system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Vancouver PD, MIS 87-029384 inconsistent with skull recovered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27
Customs request David Harrington No contact 86 NOT DISPOSITIVE. . . . . . . . . . . .28
Washington SP. .Dana Torgerson RULE OUT, ROBERT KEENAN (open). . . . . . . . .29
Contact sheet David Glen Harrington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vancouver BC PD transfers skull back to Bellington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
WSP Crime lab received bad samples, Vancouver PD discussion David Harrington . . 32
Skull sent to WSP for DNA testing (15 Jun 2004). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
PROPERTY NOTE Bellingham PD Skull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
NOTE No DNA recoverable from Skull (9 Aug 2004). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Remains released for Burial (19 Aug 2004). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Contact sheet Robert Elvis Brown (31 Oct 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Follow up Robert E. Brown people climbing towers story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
King CO SO Joseph Anthony Tarricone RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Contact sheet Daniel Anthony Craven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
New York Daniel D. Craven /Robert E. Brown and Les Woodward MP. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Drawings updated to Doe Network (3 Nov 2006). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Tim Baker Mt.Baker Plywood, Robert Brown story, No super named Larson. . . . . . .43
Contact sheet GP west inc & Richard Harlan Severson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Contact report Richard H. Severson by phone 28 Dec 2006). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Doe network Jackie Larry Letney RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Note regarding crime scene photographs placed in evidence (11 Feb 2008). . . . . . .47
Note regarding photos placed in evidence (11 Feb 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
WSP requesting dental X-ray copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
NOTE regarding dental x-rays (19 Mar 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Note regarding follow up for WACIC/NCIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
WSP comparison with missing from Bloomington IND RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Page 1 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Page 2 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Page 3 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Page 4 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Page 5 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Page 6 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Page 7 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Page 8 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Page 9 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Page 10 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Page 11 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Page 12 Clallam Country sheriff Norman Bullion MP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Redacted page unknown contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Teletype Missing person Boullion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Page 2 Teletype Boullion requesting military records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Drawing of overbite tooth pattern on presumed drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Follow up Boullion P1 "possible native american" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Follow up Boullion P2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Letter Clallam CO Sheriffs office RE Norman Boullion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supplemental note 21 Oct 94 All leads have been exhausted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Supplemental note 22 May 14, original case files scanned into longarm. . . . . . . . . .73
Supplemental note 22 May 14 x-rays, photos, drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Supplemental note 2 June 2014 updated Doe network contacts and phone #'s. . . .75
Supplemental note 16 Feb 2015 No new info to add. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
From Washington State Patrol, items F6218 #6 & #8 not suitable for DNA . . . . . . 77
Request for Lab exam #6 R Leg & Pelvis, #8 Left upper leg pelvis, sacrum. . . . . . . .78
WSP portions of skull tested for DNA, No DNA recovered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Request for Lab exam Skull with teeth (20 Sept 87). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Property note Bellingham PD Video tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Receipt for skull Vancouver PD (20 Sept 87). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Bellingham PD property body bags 1-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Bellingham PD property body bags 14-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Dean Kahn article Page 1 30 Oct 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Dean Kahn article Page 2 30 Oct 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dean Kahn article Page 3 30 Oct 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Nashville MP Lee Pasquale Woodward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Doe Network flier case 862 UMWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Doe Network flier page 2 case 862 UMWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Deah Kahn Article 25 Nov 2005 Man wonders if GP skeleton was a woman. . . . . . 91
Deah Kahn Article 25 Nov 2005 Man wonders if GP skeleton was a woman p2. . . .92
EMAIL to Al Jensen cause of death Unknown hypothermia?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Dental X-ray copies, fillings and molars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
News release 23 Sept 87 New clues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
News release 22 Sept 87 Investigation continues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
News release 21 Sept Human remains found inside boiler at G-P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
News release 24 Sept 87 Bellingham police continue to investigate. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
News release 11 Dec 1987 New info released on skeleton found in chimney. . . . .99
Drawing from OSBI by PRATT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
BPD memo MP 87B24538. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
BPD inquiry Alaska 870030911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
BPD inquiry Gastonia NC 189695. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Duplicate inquiry Gastonia NC 189695. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
BPD records request, from Gastonia NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
FAX cover sheet Gastonia NC RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Inquiry for picture re this case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
WSP request for dental x-rays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
BPD inquiry Prince George RCMP 92-46432. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
BPD inquiry Spoke BC RCMP 86-0724. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
BPD inquiry Vancouver PD MIS 87-029384. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
BPD inquiry Surrey British Columbia 86-51877. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
BPD inquiry Victoria British Columbia 92-023636. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
BPD inquiry Langley British Columbia LLY86-02729. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
BPD inquiry MacKenzie British Columbia 85-1020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
BPD Inquiry Yreka, California 86-3652. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
BPD inquiry Sandpoint ID NCIC 6861966. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
BPD inquiry Grangeville ID 8604040. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
BPD inquiry Dodge City, KS 862884. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Seattle post intelligencer Information request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Medical records request Bullion Norman J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Revised drawing (Osborne?) profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Revised drawing (Osborne?) frontal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Email WSP to Al Jensen re Dental x ray copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Email WSP to Al Jensen re Dental x ray copies p2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
BPD Initial report regarding incident 20 Sept 87 p1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
BPD Initial report regarding incident 20 Sept 87 p2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
BPD Initial report regarding incident 20 Sept 87 p3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
BPD Initial report regarding incident 20 Sept 87 p4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
BPD Initial report regarding incident 20 Sept 87 p5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
BPD property report Bag 1-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
BPD property report BLANK PAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
BPD property report Bag 14-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
BPD property report BLANK PAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
BPD impounded property report "Refer to taped inventory". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
BPD impounded property report SEEMINGLY UNRELATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
BPD impounded property report Page 2 SEEMINGLY UNRELATED. . . . . . . . . . . . .137
BPD impounded property report SEEMINGLY UNRELATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
WHATCOM CO SO report DEAD BODY p1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
WHATCOM CO SO report DEAD BODY p2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
WHATCOM CO SO report DEAD BODY p3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
BPD report contact regarding dioxin p1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
BPD report contact regarding dioxin p2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
BPD report contact regarding dioxin p3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
BPD report Report may be Joe Morris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
BPD report Information may be Joe Morris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
BPD Missing persons accounted for (12) page 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
BPD Missing persons accounted for (12) page 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
BPD note, Ms Wentland request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
BPD followup Norman Boullion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
BPD followup Norman Boullion narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Bellingham PD property body bags 1-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Bellingham PD property body bags 14-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Bellingham PD initial dispatch split B24528 5:41 20 Sept 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
BPD drawing of Site TOP DOWN p1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
BPD drawing of Site TOP DOWN external . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
BPD drawing of Site TOP DOWN internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
BPD drawing of Site position on pipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Boiler temp v. Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Boiler date v firing page 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Boiler date v firing page 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Statement Roy Harris 20 Sept 1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Letter from BPD to Harvey Pratt of OSBI 21 Oct 1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Return receipt request Harvey Pratt OSBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Registered receipt request Harvey Pratt OSBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Original Drawings Harvey Pratt OSBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Unseen and unknown drawing 13 June 88 frontal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Unseen and unknown drawing 13 June 88 side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Skull photo front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Skull side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Burned claim ticket 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Burned claim ticket 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Burned claim ticket 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Burned claim ticket 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Burned claim ticket 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Burned claim ticket 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Burned claim ticket 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Burned claim ticket 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Burned claim ticket 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Burned claim ticket 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Burned claim ticket 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Frontal Skull No size index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Skull Silhouette side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Skull Silhouette side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Skull frontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Skull Silhouette side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Skull Side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Skull frontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Skull frontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Skull Side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Skull frontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Skull Silhouette side back of print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
RCMP Sooka 86-0724 RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
RCMP MacKenzie BC 85-1020 RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
RCMP Prince George BC RULE OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
BPD CAD report (Blank). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Statutory references. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

 

[Melt71]

Okay so only dentals as identifiers. Since they have a skull photo I wonder if they could be convinced to do a decent recon?

 

[whorton]

Okay so only dentals as identifiers. Since they have a skull photo I wonder if they could be convinced to do a decent recon?

There are two reconstructions that were done, and a possible third that seems to be missing. One is absolutely garish and the other is marginal. I have attached the files.

 

[whorton]

Here is a link to an article that reviewed the case after 30 years. It is probably one of the best retellings.

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article173627656.html

 

[whorton]

Records showed the boiler operated for 34 hours during September 17 and September 18, two days before the body was found.
Does anyone know why that 'inactive' boiler was run during that time? Who operated it during that time? Is it stated on the record? MOO

The records are attached regarding the boiler firings from the Bellingham police file.

My thoughts are he was an urban explorer who entered the grounds soon after the closing before Labor day, As there was a long weekend from Friday, (4 Sept 87) to Tue (8 Sept 87).

Friday Sept 4. Facility shuts down for long labor day weekend
Sept 4-5. He enters closed facility and falls into boiler stack
Tuesday Sept 8. Work resumes at facility
Sept 17 Boiler fired for 20 hours
Sept 18 Boiler fired for 14 hours
Sept 20 Body found due to alarm

It seems likely that he entered the property on the evening of the 4th or 5th of September The boiler was fired on Sept 17 for 20 hours, and 14 hours on Sept 18. Later his skeletonized remains were found on Sunday, Sept 20, 1987, Some 16 days after the plant closed for the holiday.

He likely fell the 17 feet into the stack and onto the pipes, that evening and he broke a femur and ankle or both. As a result, he died of blood loss and exposure before the boilers were ever fired, several days later.

As the yellow diagrams show, the fall was 17'5" from the rim to the pipes. There was a cross pipe 10 feet above the pipes. With a broken femur and ankle(s) there was no way he could escape. If anyone was with him, they took off and left him to his fate. If someone from the factory allowed him into the facility, he would have engendered criminal liability for the man's death. A very good reason to keep one's mouth shut.

Attached Files: 2 pages, regarding firing dates and and length of boiler filing
4 pages diagrams showing position of where body found.
Source: Bellingham police file.

 

[whorton]

Photos of stack:

1st picture. Boiler stack from outside. You can see the corrugated tin roof level with the stack opening where he likely fell in.
2nd Another view of Boiler stack. Round protuberance in white area is crossbar that was 10 feet above pipes. Gives an idea how far he fell.
3rd Inside view of stack that corresponds with yellow sheet showing inside view at level where body was found.
4th GRAPHIC. View down stack showing position of remains.
5th GRAPHIC View of recovered skeleton

 

[whorton]

A few helpful items from the file

1. Page 1 of Whatcom county report
2. Page 2 of Whatcom county report
3. Page 3 of Whatcom county report
4. 12 people ruled out
5. 12 people rule out page 2
6. Recovered items list page 1
7. Recovered items list page 2
8. Recovery report page 1
9. Recovery report page 2
10 Recovery report page 3

 

[whorton]

1. last page of recovery report
2. Body released for burial.
3. Plain text transcript of "the body in boiler stack 9 on Youtube"

 

[dotr]

1. last page of recovery report
2. Body released for burial.
3. Plain text transcript of "the body in boiler stack 9 on Youtube"

whorton, thanks for all the excellent pics and information!

 

[whorton]

whorton, thanks for all the excellent pics and information!

As I used to do the same sort of Urban exploration when I was younger (1980's) I can certainly appreciate how the guy likely fell in. We still see all sorts of people getting hurt or killed doing similar foolish things. If it is dark and you are not paying attention, one slip could be fatal.

I would love to see this case solved. I honestly don't think it likely as I have perused many a missing person case on Namus. I suspect this poor fella was never turned out as missing as he either had no family or was somehow disaffected from his family.

 

[Melt71]

@whorton so they attempted SNA from the skull at least twice, did you see anywhere if they tried a tooth?

 

[whorton]

@whorton so they attempted SNA from the skull at least twice, did you see anywhere if they tried a tooth?

Yes, they did, and without success. . . One of the reasons I doubt the guy will ever be identified.

 

[Magnum P.E.]

Hmmmm.D.B. Cooper? Jumped at night, went right down a chimney! Nah, the dates don’t fit! and wrong part of Washington. Interesting thought, though.

 

[taytayajne]

Hello everyone. My grandpa is Archer Johnson, missing from WA since 1986. I've recently been doing a bit of digging myself and came across the Whatcom County John Doe as well. I find the sketch to be strikingly similar to my grandpa. I found this thread and another on Reddit regarding this unidentified body, both of which had links to Archer's NamUs.
The local sheriff for my grandpa, Grays Harbor County, has not been much help at all in assisting. I have reached out to NamUs to see if we can somehow compare dentals for a possible match. Will keep updated. Thank you all for your time, it is nice knowing people out there do care about missing and unidentified.

 

[dotr]

Hello everyone. My grandpa is Archer Johnson, missing from WA since 1986. I've recently been doing a bit of digging myself and came across the Whatcom County John Doe as well. I find the sketch to be strikingly similar to my grandpa. I found this thread and another on Reddit regarding this unidentified body, both of which had links to Archer's NamUs.
The local sheriff for my grandpa, Grays Harbor County, has not been much help at all in assisting. I have reached out to NamUs to see if we can somehow compare dentals for a possible match. Will keep updated. Thank you all for your time, it is nice knowing people out there do care about missing and unidentified.

Welcome to Ws taytayajne!
WA - WA - Archer Johnson, 42, Brooklyn, 1 April 1986

 

[sasha17]

Is this UP not in NamUs? I couldn't find anything.