WA WA-King Co, WhtMale, 16-22, UP131155, Found decomposed under shrubbery, Aug '23

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found August 31, 2023
Location Found Auburn, Washington
Estimated Age Range 16-22 years
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated PMI 6 months
Height 5'7"-6'3" (67-75 inches)
Weight 114 lbs, Estimated
Location Auburn, Washington 98002
County King County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Decedent found in advanced state of decomposition half under shrubbery in Les Grove Park between the Auburn Library and the White River Valley Museum.
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Circumstance Notes Decedent may have identified as a different gender (possible gender identities including, but not limited to, non-binary, trans female, trans woman, MtF, agender).
Hair Color Unknown
Eye Color Unknown

 

[Springrain]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found August 31, 2023
Location Found Auburn, Washington
Estimated Age Range 16-22 years
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated PMI 6 months
Height 5'7"-6'3" (67-75 inches)
Weight 114 lbs, Estimated
Location Auburn, Washington 98002
County King County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Decedent found in advanced state of decomposition half under shrubbery in Les Grove Park between the Auburn Library and the White River Valley Museum.
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Circumstance Notes Decedent may have identified as a different gender (possible gender identities including, but not limited to, non-binary, trans female, trans woman, MtF, agender).
Hair Color Unknown
Eye Color Unknown

(I'm going to refer to the decedent with they/them pronouns since I'm not sure how they identified.)

It appears that the circumstances notes regarding the UID possibly being a trans woman or non-binary person is because of the clothing they were wearing. Copied from NamUs:

Accessories
Gray metal chain necklace without charms
On the Body

Clothing
Tan elastic-waist pants, Jones New York Sport (no size)
On the Body

Clothing
Red underwear, Victoria’s Secret, “shortie” style, size small
On the Body

Clothing
Button-down hooded top, Union Bay brand, size small
On the Body

Clothing
T-shirt with tiger on front, “D O M” brand, size 2XL
On the Body

Clothing
Socks x 2, black/white/pink panda design, ankle length
On the Body

Footwear
All-white leather tennis shoes x 2, Vans style 500714 (Old Skool) low-top, size US Men’s 11 (UK 10/EUR 44.5/29.0 cm) with white laces
On the Body

Other
Vape pen, orange and black, with the inscription “Xtra Twist Mango”
On the Body

 

[ifindedout]

No color given for T-shirt. White:

NEWâUnisex Printed SS Knit T shirt by DOM size 3XL(54-56)~White tiger head | eBay

Rate that I can find. I DO pass this savings on to you. Material is 100% Cotton. length from back of neck to hem is 31". Color is black/white ~. I DO "spot check" If I happen to see anything. only to find that I had ruined them!

www.ebay.com

Black:

Black With White Siberian Tiger Men's Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt Size 2XL | eBay

Note: There is one slight mark on the back of the sleeve. I am unsure if it will launder out or not. It is not very obvious with the naked eye.

www.ebay.com

ETA: YMMV

 

[Coffee56]

I think this may be them. I think they may even be wearing the tshirt.

Missing Omak teen with ties to Yakima added to WSP's list of missing Indigenous people | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

 

[iamshadow21]

I think this may be them. I think they may even be wearing the tshirt.

Missing Omak teen with ties to Yakima added to WSP's list of missing Indigenous people | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

It'd mean they got the heritage of this Doe wrong, but it happens. Especially if they were just guessing based on skull morphology and not using something like DNA. If someone's heritage is mixed, the specifics of that heritage can be missed if you're just looking at the skull and not using other tools available now.

Does anyone know if the Trans Doe Task Force is aware of Tiger Doe?

 

[HmmMysterious]

I think this may be them. I think they may even be wearing the tshirt.

Missing Omak teen with ties to Yakima added to WSP's list of missing Indigenous people | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

And Esmeralda described themselves as non-binary, I really think this body is them

 

[walt91]

Only catch is that the article notes that Kit is assigned female at birth. That definitely looks like the same shirt, though.

 

[iulia]

Their NamUs page has been removed.

 

[Googlebutts]

Their NamUs page has been removed.

Kit’s page has been removed?

 

[Googlebutts]

I think this may be them. I think they may even be wearing the tshirt.

Missing Omak teen with ties to Yakima added to WSP's list of missing Indigenous people | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

But it says biological male. I don’t understand how they could mess that one up

 

[iulia]

Kit’s page has been removed?

I don't think they (Kit) had one, I searched for one and couldn't find an open or removed one. Maybe there is one but it's not publicly viewable.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Sincere condolences to their family. The NamUs page for them (in original post) is down.

 

[Googlebutts]

Is her thread gone also? I swore there was one, but now I can’t find it. Can’t find sierra Hernandez either

 

[sasha17]

Is her thread gone also? I swore there was one, but now I can’t find it. Can’t find sierra Hernandez either

Kit's thread? It's here: WA - WA - Esmeralda “Kit” Mora, 17, non-binary, Omak, Nov 2021

 

[Googlebutts]

Kit's thread? It's here: WA - WA - Esmeralda “Kit” Mora, 17, non-binary, Omak, Nov 2021

Thank you. When I search, it doesn’t show up.

 

[Googlebutts]

Her name is spelled wrong in the title. That’s why I couldn’t find it.

 

[grifyiad]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found August 31, 2023
Location Found Auburn, Washington
Estimated Age Range 16-22 years
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult
Estimated PMI 6 months
Height 5'7"-6'3" (67-75 inches)
Weight 114 lbs, Estimated
Location Auburn, Washington 98002
County King County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Decedent found in advanced state of decomposition half under shrubbery in Les Grove Park between the Auburn Library and the White River Valley Museum.
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Circumstance Notes Decedent may have identified as a different gender (possible gender identities including, but not limited to, non-binary, trans female, trans woman, MtF, agender).
Hair Color Unknown
Eye Color Unknown

This is probably a dumb question but how did no one notice someone being there for 6 months? I looked at Google maps and the distance between both the Library and Museum are super small and have sidewalks in between the buildings. I hope this person was identified considering their NamUs is down.