SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bratcher_jeffrey.html
Jeffrey Michael Bratcher
Left: Bratcher, age 5 (circa 1972, two years before his disappearance);
Right: Age-progression at age 38 (circa 2005)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: June 15, 1974 from Ocean Shores, Washington
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: May 1, 1967
Age: 7 years old
Height and Weight: 3'9, 45 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Sandy brown hair, brown eyes.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A sailor's cap and plaid pants.
Details of Disappearance
Bratcher was visiting his father and stepmother in Ocean Shores, Washington on June 15, 1974. His mother had custody of him at the time. Bratcher was playing with five other children in a section of the park during the day; they were told that dinner would be prepared at 7:00 p.m. and they were to return to the adults' area at that time. Bratcher told the other children that he would take a different trail back to the picnic area when dinner time arrived and separated from the group. He was never seen again.
An extensive police search of the park area yielded few clues as to what happened to Bratcher. Search dogs may have located his scent leading up to the park's entrance, but it disappeared at the edge of the pavement. His case remains unsolved.
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I am curious, in today's technological age , why doesn't his family have an official site??? the strangest thing that about this case to me is the lack of information? why if the police thought it was an abduction did they still not keep into consideration the abductor/s would have used the woods?. It just does not seem like it was thorough enough?? just a thought
I'm not sure about Jeff's mother, but I do know that both his father and stepmother have passed away. I am a cousin of Jeff (on his stepmother's side) so I don't know if there is an official page, sponsored by his family, to find him. I check back as often as I can with several sites to see if there is anything new... sadly... nothing.
Jeffrey Bratcher was born in Bremerton, WA and was staying with his father who still lived in Bremerton, WA at the time of his disappearance.Reward Offered - Newspapers.comDoes anyone know where Jeffrey Bratcher was originally from and if his father and stepmother were from Ocean Shores?
Not only was there the skull of a young child, there were bones from 7 other individuals discovered! What?! Is there anything new at all about this!There is a possibility that Jeffrey's skull had been found in 1980, and has been sitting on a shelf at the University of Washington all these years. The skull will be sent for DNA testing, and if it is not Jeffrey, it is someone's child.
Eight sets of bones, few clues to their identities