Unidentified White Female
Vital Statistics
Blackberry pickers searching through woods near Paine Field found the woman's partially decomposed body August 14, 1977, in the woods a half-block off Emander Road in Everett.
Investigators speculated she might have grown up on the East Coast, where the mineral balance in water could have kept her teeth so white.
As the body was discovered, 22-year-old David Marvin Roth was picked up by Gold Bar police on a weapons charge. An informant told police Roth had described picking up a hitchhiker days before and drinking beer with her. She told him she lived with two men. They went into the woods. She resisted his advances, and he strangled her with an elastic cord and shot her in the head seven times.
Police matched slugs found in the woman's head to Roth's .22-caliber rifle. He was convicted in 1979 and sentenced to life in prison. He did not know the victim's name.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Snohomish County Medical Examiner
425-438-6200
Or
Snohomish County sheriffs office
425-388-3523
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
77-17073 Source Information:
Seattle PI
WASPC
The Seattle Times
http://doenetwork.org/cases/516ufwa.html
- The victim was discovered on August 14, 1977 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington
- Estimated Date of Death: 5 days prior
- Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to the head.
Vital Statistics
- Estimated age: 15-22 years old
- Approximate Height and Weight: 5'10"; 155 lbs.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: Short light brown hair, with no color treatment. No unusual scars or tattoos. Appeared to have a suntan.
- Clothing: A tank top with pastel stripes, cut off jeans and blue and white tennis shoes. She had no purse or identifying papers in her pockets.
- Jewelry: A Timex watch with a brown leather band on her left wrist.
- Fingerprints: Available.
- Dentals: Available. Her teeth were in good condition, upper two front teeth had dental restorations
Blackberry pickers searching through woods near Paine Field found the woman's partially decomposed body August 14, 1977, in the woods a half-block off Emander Road in Everett.
Investigators speculated she might have grown up on the East Coast, where the mineral balance in water could have kept her teeth so white.
As the body was discovered, 22-year-old David Marvin Roth was picked up by Gold Bar police on a weapons charge. An informant told police Roth had described picking up a hitchhiker days before and drinking beer with her. She told him she lived with two men. They went into the woods. She resisted his advances, and he strangled her with an elastic cord and shot her in the head seven times.
Police matched slugs found in the woman's head to Roth's .22-caliber rifle. He was convicted in 1979 and sentenced to life in prison. He did not know the victim's name.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Snohomish County Medical Examiner
425-438-6200
Or
Snohomish County sheriffs office
425-388-3523
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
77-17073 Source Information:
Seattle PI
WASPC
The Seattle Times
http://doenetwork.org/cases/516ufwa.html