Resolved CA - Willits, WhtMale, 22-32, UP87917, found in creek bed under Hwy 101, shoulder-length hair, wearing women's clothing, Sept '21

[TheHighestPriestess]

Identified as 27-year-old Thaddeus Kagen Bradley from San Antonio, Texas. He lived a transient lifestyle.

DNA analysis identifies human remains found in 2021 in Willits

The cause of death was accidental due to acute methamphetamine toxicity. RIP Thaddeus

Glad it wasn't a homicide but also so sad that it was an overdose Meth has been killing a lot of people.

ETA: looks like they were identified through familial DNA and had been reported missing by their mother in July 2022

 

[Bit of hope]

Kind of reassured this wasn't a (hate) crime. May you rest in peace now Thaddeus. Sorry the drugs took him, like so many. Sincere condolences to his loved ones. May they take comfort in knowing he is now freed from the suffering of the decease of addiction.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

Possible match? the only thing that doesn't match is the height but NamUs mentions that the status of the remains is "Unrecognizable - Skeleton almost complete or complete" so the height of the remains may not be correct.

Ronai Yetisen – The Charley Project

I don’t know. Hazel definitely seems a lot shorter than Doe. I heard Doe’s case got resolved. They’ve been identified, I guess? Hazel is still missing so it’s not her. This is pretty interesting.

Edit: UID has been ID’d as Thaddeus Bradley. He was a transient. Curious about the women’s clothing though.

 

[Teignmouth 22]

Found this article about this gentleman, with an update regarding the cause of death:

Mendocino County retracts initial cause of death for man whose remains were found in 2021

The county’s Coroner’s Division is continuing its investigation into the 27-year-old man’s death.

www.pressdemocrat.com

""Upon further observation of the man’s skeletal remains, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office determined Bradley suffered some injuries “at or near” the time of his death. This find complicated the initial conclusion, which was based on toxicology results, that Bradley had died from a drug overdose, officials said.

“At this point we don’t have enough evidence/information to determine if his death was the result of a homicide, natural death, accidental death, or suicide, thus the reason it has been classified as being Undetermined at this time,” Capt. Gregory Van Patten, spokesperson for the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, said Thursday afternoon."

R.I.P.

 

[cvaldez1975]

i wonder if they could determine whether the injuries were fall related. or how close the remains were under the overpass. i can see being twacked out of your mind and jumping. RIP Tad.

 

[TheHighestPriestess]

I just realized that Tad and I had a mutual friend. The world is so small, I spent hours trying to match them back when the NAMUS was first uploaded.

 

[Susikatze]

I don’t know. Hazel definitely seems a lot shorter than Doe. I heard Doe’s case got resolved. They’ve been identified, I guess? Hazel is still missing so it’s not her. This is pretty interesting.

Edit: UID has been ID’d as Thaddeus Bradley. He was a transient. Curious about the women’s clothing though.

Either just a random find or Tad was a person who enjoyed dressing genderfluid. Not unusual. There are many many shades and colors of lgbtq and the queer part is a huge spectrum. Edit, acording to an article he was not trans but enjoyed being gendernonconforming and also came from a gendernonconforming family background.

Rest in peace, gentle soul. I hope you found solace.

 

[silvernblack]

This appears to be a good link: ‘An Evil and Horrible Place’: The Baffling Death of a Drifter From Texas Who Sought Solace in the Emerald Triangle.

 

[MissMendo]

Identified as 27-year-old Thaddeus Kagen Bradley from San Antonio, Texas. He lived a transient lifestyle.

DNA analysis identifies human remains found in 2021 in Willits

The cause of death was accidental due to acute methamphetamine toxicity. RIP Thaddeus

Actually I'm pretty sure they ended up having to take that back and correct it. He had meth in his system but not that much. He had multiple blunt force injuries to his body and head that could have only came from being hit by a vehicle or beaten

 

[n3wdawnfades_]

Kind of reassured this wasn't a (hate) crime. May you rest in peace now Thaddeus. Sorry the drugs took him, like so many. Sincere condolences to his loved ones. May they take comfort in knowing he is now freed from the suffering of the decease of addiction.

I'm her sister and I can confirm that she was trans and went by the name Clover and the likelihood of this case being a hate crime is pretty high but the police department won't do anything more.

 

[n3wdawnfades_]

Actually I'm pretty sure they ended up having to take that back and correct it. He had meth in his system but not that much. He had multiple blunt force injuries to his body and head that could have only came from being hit by a vehicle or beaten

Yeah, my father said that she was wrapped in a sleeping bag and thrown over this bridge. I'm not sure how true it is but if there's any truth to it at all then this is a hate crime that was never solved. I miss her and my heart hurts at the idea that she was probably terrified and in so much pain in her last moments.

 

[LordMo]

I'm her sister and I can confirm that she was trans and went by the name Clover and the likelihood of this case being a hate crime is pretty high but the police department won't do anything more.

cripes, I'm so sorry for your loss and the indignity your sister has suffered even in death. It's a desperate and small thing, but I hope you can find some solace in knowing that complete strangers cared enough in her getting her name back, even if it was officially reported as the wrong one.