Identified! WA - Everett, Wht/NativeMale 30-70, UP14154, wallet, clothes, shoes, Jan'79 - Gary Lee Haynie

[sasha17]

On January 3, 1979, the decedent was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition in the mud flats on the bay just south of Marysville, Washington, off old Highway 99 (Spencer Island). He had distinctive features physically; he had an un-set fracture of the left femur which would have give him a noticeably uneven gait. The decedent is most likely mixed race, White and Native American. He was approximately 30-70 years old with an estimated PMI of 6 months. He had a loss of the anterior left front teeth (left central and lateral incisors) before death with healing of the sockets. Near his body was a red and white plaid shirt, khaki pants brand "FARAH", "Made in the USA" "Never Needs Ironing", 33-34" belt, and a pair of laced shoes (brand O'Sullivan's with 30 3/8 stamped on the inside of the heel), and a black wallet. NamUs lists Titanic Hagen as a ruleout.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[YaYa_521]

3 exclusions:
MP14243 Ronald Chambers 12/17/1978 King WA
MP22999 Titanic Hagen 08/24/1979 Snohomish WA
MP54740 Glenn Tweten 01/01/1978 Grays Harbor WA

 

[YaYa_521]

Unidentified Remains | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website

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Snohomish County Medical Examiner Case # 15SN2618​

Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Case # 79-0189​

On January 3, 1979, a duck hunter discovered the partially skeletonized human remains in the mud flats west of SR 529 and south of Steamboat Slough near Marysville, WA. The decedent is a White male, 30-70 years old, approximately 5' tall. Clothing included a red/orange and white/gray plaid shirt, khaki pants and a 33-34" belt. The left femur showed an un-set fracture, so he most likely would have had a noticeable uneven gait. The cause and manner of death are undetermined.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Snohomish County Medical Examiner Case # 15SN2618 Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Case # 79-0189
On January 3, 1979, a duck hunter discovered partially skeletonized human remains in the mud flats west of State Route 529 and south of Steamboat Slough near Marysville, Washington. The remains are a Native American or White male, 30 – 70 years old, approximately 5’ tall. Clothing included a red/ orange and white/gray plaid shirt, khaki pants and a 33 – 34” belt. The left femur showed an un-set fracture, so he most likely would have had a noticeable uneven gait.
The cause and manner of death are undetermined.

https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/34058/01031979-Case-15SN2618?bidId=

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this man has been removed.

 

[sasha17]

The NamUs page for this man has been removed.

I hope this means an identification is coming soon!

 

[othram]

I hope this means an identification is coming soon!

Indeed. Solved: After 44 years, Spencer Island John Doe is Identified

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Indeed. Solved: After 44 years, Spencer Island John Doe is Identified

DNA reference testing of Gary’s half-sister ultimately confirmed that Spencer Island Doe was Gary Lee Haynie, who was about 29 years old when he went missing.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

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Rest in peace, Gary

 

[summergirl1]

‘Relief and closure’ for family of Spencer Island John Doe from 1979 | HeraldNet.com

Gary Lee Haynie was identified through forensic genealogy. How he ended up dead in Snohomish River mudflats remains a mystery.

www.heraldnet.com

 

[Susikatze]

That is sad. From the family pictures it looks he had a somehow well to do and happy childhood.
He was orphaned at 19, his adoptive dad passed, when he was 17, his mom when he was 19. I assume that threw him into hopelessness.
His half sister was probably from his biological father or maybe maternal but adopted out?

 

[summergirl1]

It was his biological father who he didn't know who passed away when he was around 16, the article says. Yes, the half siblings were from his father's side. It sounds like he needed a lot of or at least some help that he didn't get which I'm sure had something to do with his death in one way or another. His adoptive father may not have known how to handle his needs after his mother died. I wonder who reported him deceased in 1976? Or maybe it was years later and that was when he was last seen so his adoptive father or whoever assumed he wasn't coming back? What would have been needed to report a person of his age deceased to Social Security in the 1970s? If it was years later, would he had to have been declared legally dead to report him missing to SS?