Identified! CA - Sonoma Co, Rohnert Park, WhtMale 40-55, UP13589, mountain bike, Jan'15 - Stephen Patrick Archer
- Thread starter Romulus
- Start date
The article about the identification
Bay Area John Doe found dead with physics journals finally ID'd
Bay Area John Doe found dead with physics journals finally ID'd
Curious_in_NC
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2020
- Messages
- 1,319
- Reaction score
- 8,651
I'm wondering what the circumstances of Mr. Archer's disappearance were. And had he previously been a scientist or teacher? Either way I'm glad his family found answers. RIP Stephen Archer.
ChatteringBirds
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2019
- Messages
- 9,663
- Reaction score
- 47,849
Sincere condolences to his family.
According to the DDP’s press release he worked in the Boeing Company in 1980-ies, looks like Stephen was a very smart guy!
Rohnert Park John Doe 2015 - DNA Doe Project Cases
On December 9, 2021 Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced that the remains found in 2015 along an access road on Commerce Boulevard in Rohnert Park, California were identified as those of Stephen Patrick Archer. SCSO and DNA Doe Project (DDP) partnered to use DNA and genealogy to identify the remains in the six-year-old cold case that became known as Rohnert Park John Doe 2015.
Stephen Patrick Archer photo courtesy of Tyee High School Yearbook 1983
Stephen Archer was born on January 7, 1966 and lived in Washington State during the 1980s. He worked briefly for the Boeing Company. It’s unclear when he arrived in Rohnert Park. His body was discovered on January 2, 2015, along with a mountain bike with a towable child carrier attached containing a number of his journals. Archer was 48 at the time of his death. Investigators do not believe his death was suspicious.
In April 2021 Detective Clark of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office sought the help of the DNA Doe Project to identify the remains. At the time, SCSO had already uploaded the DNA file to GEDmatch, a DNA database that is searchable by law enforcement. DDP case leaders took the additional step of uploading the DNA to FamilyTreeDNA, where they located further matching relatives and eventually narrowed the search to Mr. Archer.
DNA Doe Project CEO, Margaret Press, stated, “We sincerely thank Detective Andrew Clark and Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick for entrusting this case to us. The advances in DNA technology and the expertise of our team of experienced investigative genetic genealogists allowed us to identify a candidate quickly. We are honored to have played a part in giving Stephen Patrick Archer his name back and returning him to his loved ones. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family.”
DDP wishes to acknowledge the contributions of those groups and individuals who helped solve this case: Detective Andrew Clark and Sheriff Mark Essick of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; the Sonoma County Coroner’s Office; GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA for providing their databases; and our extraordinary team of DDP investigative genetic genealogists.
SDGATE article has more information about the search for the identity of Rohnert Park John Doe 2015.
Image Credit: C. McConville
Rohnert Park John Doe 2015 - DNA Doe Project Cases
On December 9, 2021 Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced that the remains found in 2015 along an access road on Commerce Boulevard in Rohnert Park, California were identified as those of Stephen Patrick Archer. SCSO and DNA Doe Project (DDP) partnered to use DNA and genealogy to identify the remains in the six-year-old cold case that became known as Rohnert Park John Doe 2015.
Stephen Patrick Archer photo courtesy of Tyee High School Yearbook 1983
Stephen Archer was born on January 7, 1966 and lived in Washington State during the 1980s. He worked briefly for the Boeing Company. It’s unclear when he arrived in Rohnert Park. His body was discovered on January 2, 2015, along with a mountain bike with a towable child carrier attached containing a number of his journals. Archer was 48 at the time of his death. Investigators do not believe his death was suspicious.
In April 2021 Detective Clark of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office sought the help of the DNA Doe Project to identify the remains. At the time, SCSO had already uploaded the DNA file to GEDmatch, a DNA database that is searchable by law enforcement. DDP case leaders took the additional step of uploading the DNA to FamilyTreeDNA, where they located further matching relatives and eventually narrowed the search to Mr. Archer.
DNA Doe Project CEO, Margaret Press, stated, “We sincerely thank Detective Andrew Clark and Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick for entrusting this case to us. The advances in DNA technology and the expertise of our team of experienced investigative genetic genealogists allowed us to identify a candidate quickly. We are honored to have played a part in giving Stephen Patrick Archer his name back and returning him to his loved ones. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family.”
DDP wishes to acknowledge the contributions of those groups and individuals who helped solve this case: Detective Andrew Clark and Sheriff Mark Essick of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; the Sonoma County Coroner’s Office; GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA for providing their databases; and our extraordinary team of DDP investigative genetic genealogists.
SDGATE article has more information about the search for the identity of Rohnert Park John Doe 2015.
Image Credit: C. McConville
According to Sonoma Sheriff, Stephen worked as an engineer for Boeing for a brief period in 1980-ies, he lost contact with his family and did not speak to them for more than 20 years before his death. They compared his DNA to his mothers, who hadn’t heard from him in more than 20 years
Tech used to ID ‘Golden State Killer’ helps ID Rohnert Park body
Last edited:
cvaldez1975
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2014
- Messages
- 15,683
- Reaction score
- 43,697
i feel like possibly mental illness. poor Mr. Archer 