WA - Cowlitz County, WhtMale, Adult, UP84823, skeletal, found at Merrill Lake, April'21 (Anthony Matthew Croy from Portland)

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Identified as Anthony Matthew Croy, missing from Portland since 1995. COD confirmed to be two gunshot wounds to the head.

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PRESS RELEASE A21-951 DEATH INVESTIGATION – REMAINS IDENTIFIED SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 On April 26, 2021, tree planters contracted by Weyerhaeuser located a human skull on the 7292 Rd near Lake Merrill in...

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Interesting. I've been loosely following his case since it was posted on social media a few years back. It seems like his brother had DNA in GEDMatch

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Anthony "T-Bone" Matthew Croy, a Transient and Tattoo Artist Missing Since 1995 from Portland, OR, Went 27 Years Without Media Coverage. Have You Seen Him?

Anthony "T-Bone" or "Tony" Matthew Croy went missing in Portland, OR in 1995. Have you seen him? Please click the article headline to open the full article on his disappearance.

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Cowlitz County John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

King County Medical Examiner's Office and Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office Team with Othram to Identify a 2021 John Doe

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''In 2025, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office submitted forensic evidence to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas to determine if advanced DNA testing could help identify the man. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the provided evidence and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the man. Othram’s in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then used the DNA profile to generate new leads in the case, including a potential family member.

Critical funding to enable forensic genetic genealogy testing in this case was made possible by Governor Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and the Washington State Legislature. We are so grateful for their support in providing this funding.

The news leads in the case led to a family member, who agreed to submit a familial reference DNA sample. This testing helped confirm that the unknown person was Anthony Matthew Croy, born on December 4, 1973. Croy has apparently been missing from Portland, Oregon since September 1995. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death is ongoing. The area were the remains were found, in Cougar, Washington, is about 60 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon.''