Identified! AK - Juneau, UnkFem UP13400, 30-40, on the south side of marine view parking garage, Mar'04 (Darryl Bruce Fawcett)

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP13400
Female, Uncertain
Date Body Found: March 13, 2004
Location Found: Juneau, Alaska
Estimated Age Range: 30-40 Years

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Circumstances of Recovery: found by diver on the south side of marine view parking garage.

 

[iulia]

These remains were identified as those of Darryl Fawcett. The NamUs page is still up, but the sex was modified at some point to Male.

Missing since 1999: Juneau man’s remains identified decades after discovery

Human remains recovered from the Gastineau Channel near Juneau more than two decades ago have been identified as a Juneau man who was reported missing in 1999, authorities announced Thursday.

www.alaskasnewssource.com

[…)
The Juneau Police Department, in coordination with the Alaska Department of Safety and the State Medical Examiner’s office, confirmed that the remains belong to Darryl Bruce Fawcett. Fawcett was 28 and experiencing homelessness when he was last seen in September 1999.

ETA: Darryl's NamUs page is still up at the moment too.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[dotr]

August 1, 2025

Human remains found in 2004 have finally identified as missing Juneau man

Juneau police say DNA has identified human remains found in the Gastineau Channel more than 20 years ago. The State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday they are the remains of Darryl Bruce Fawcett, who has been missing since 1999.

www.ktoo.org

'Juneau police say DNA has identified human remains found in the Gastineau Channel more than 20 years ago. The State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday they are the remains of Darryl Bruce Fawcett, who has been missing since 1999.'

Darryl Bruce Fawcett was reported missing in 1999. His remains were found in 2004, and identified this year. (Photo from Juneau Police missing persons page

 

[Susikatze]

From his picture we see how important DNA is - he is an African American or biracial with ambiguous facial features. He is slim build and that is why he was mistaken for female I guess.

From anthropology alone it would have been impossible to identify him correctly

 

[The4TierBridge]

From his picture we see how important DNA is - he is an African American or biracial with ambiguous facial features. He is slim build and that is why he was mistaken for female I guess.

From anthropology alone it would have been impossible to identify him correctly

I think he was actually full Alaska Native. All the MP websites had him under "American Indian."

 

[Susikatze]

I think he was actually full Alaska Native. All the MP websites had him under "American Indian."

Adds another layer of difficulty - Native Americans are a very diverse and often (in the skeletal record) ethnically ambiguous group.