Identified! WA - Lake Tapps, WhtFem Adult - pre 50, UP72248, vacant lot, clothes, 28 Aug 2019 *id'd Feb 2026 - Linda Lee Schock (53)* *homicide*

[sasha17]

"The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after human remains were found at a construction site at Lake Tapps. The bones were found in a vacant lot on 9th Street E., near Evergreen Point. Forensic investigators confirmed that the bones were human and that those bones were on the property for an extended period of time. The medical examiner's office is working to confirm the identity of the victim."

Human remains found near Lake Tapps

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article234489947.html

 

[sasha17]

There's not much information yet but here are a few missing people from the area:

WA - Wa - Stephanie Miles, 33, Puyallup, 16 Sep 1994
WA - WA - Jeffrey Klungness, 14, Sumner, 2 March 1996
WA - Katya Marie Lyne, 15 missing from Federal Way, Washington 1997
WA - WA - Joel Courreges, 15, Sumner, 19 Oct 2017

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Authorities say human remains were discovered by construction workers east of Tacoma in the Lake Tapps area.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday workers found bones while tearing down a house and clearing property that had been abandoned for several years.

Detectives are working with the medical examiner's office to determine the identity of the body.
Human remains found by construction workers

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

I wonder how long the property was abandoned,and how long the body has been there.

 

[KaylaraOwl]

There are three missing people in close proximity to this Doe, and out of these three, I think two are potential matches to this Doe.
Trenton Greene - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Jeffrey Klungness - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Mudpacker]

"The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after human remains were found at a construction site at Lake Tapps. The bones were found in a vacant lot on 9th Street E., near Evergreen Point. Forensic investigators confirmed that the bones were human and that those bones were on the property for an extended period of time. The medical examiner's office is working to confirm the identity of the victim."

Human remains found near Lake Tapps

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article234489947.html

My sister, Cynthia Long 28, disappeared in 1980 from Graham, but her killer had family live near that Lake Tapps address.

 

[kodi]

Welcome Mudpacker. May this be the news you have been waiting for for so long. I imagine this period of waiting for identification must be so difficult.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

My sister, Cynthia Long 28, disappeared in 1980 from Graham, but her killer had family live near that Lake Tapps address.

I'm sorry to hear. I hope you get answers. :*(

 

[PayrollNerd]

My sister, Cynthia Long 28, disappeared in 1980 from Graham, but her killer had family live near that Lake Tapps address.

I'm so sorry. The not knowing has to be so hard. I did a quick search and do not see a thread started for your sister. Have you found one on here? Maybe it would be helpful for you and your family to have one so we can help.

 

[sasha17]

I'm so sorry. The not knowing has to be so hard. I did a quick search and do not see a thread started for your sister. Have you found one on here? Maybe it would be helpful for you and your family to have one so we can help.

There is one here: WA - WA - Cynthia Long, 28, Graham, 19 Nov 1980

 

[b741ma]

Very Strange. Back in May the remains of a girl ages 13-19 were found in neighboring Thurston County. Is it just a coincidence or could these two cases be connected?

 

[sasha17]

According to the sheriff's spokesman, the remains have preliminarily been identified as a female.

"Deputies said crews were in the process of clearing a lot where an abandoned mobile home once stood and found a trash or recycling bin, emptied it out and found the remains inside, according to investigators. “We are looking at this as a homicide,” said Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman detective Ed Troyer. Troyer said a preliminary examination indicates the skeleton appears to be that of a female but said that has not been confirmed by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office."

Human remains found near Lake Tapps

 

[Mudpacker]

My sister, Cynthia Long 28, disappeared in 1980 from Graham, but her killer had family live near that Lake Tapps address.

Sorry I was so slow to respond, I work a very heavy schedule.

Welcome Mudpacker. May this be the news you have been waiting for for so long. I imagine this period of waiting for identification must be so difficult.

Thank you, sorry I took so long to reply, I have a heavy work schedule most days, by the time I get home and fix dinner, I’m tired. It is difficult, but we are used to the disappointment of thinking we’ve found Cindy only to hear it is not so

 

[Mudpacker]

I'm so sorry. The not knowing has to be so hard. I did a quick search and do not see a thread started for your sister. Have you found one on here? Maybe it would be helpful for you and your family to have one so we can help.

We’ve had Cindy’s case on many forums, it hasn’t produced anything. The people who know things will take them to the grave, just like her killer did. What kind of family does that? We’ve also had a few news articles in the Tacoma News Tribune, but they did not garner one lead. I think Cindy will be found when Pierce Country Sheriff’s Department does a search on the property where she lived with her husband, her killer. At least that is my hope, but also keep my eyes on human remains in the area.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

We’ve had Cindy’s case on many forums, it hasn’t produced anything. The people who know things will take them to the grave, just like her killer did. What kind of family does that? We’ve also had a few news articles in the Tacoma News Tribune, but they did not garner one lead. I think Cindy will be found when Pierce Country Sheriff’s Department does a search on the property where she lived with her husband, her killer. At least that is my hope, but also keep my eyes on human remains in the area.

Do you have links to her case? I see there was foul play involved, but nothing more than that. Has David Rose ever featured this case on Washington's Most Wanted????

 

[sasha17]

I can't find anything new about this case. I've sent a message to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office asking if there have been any updates in this case. I'll post here if I get a response.

 

[sasha17]

Here is the response I received from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office today:

"Thank you for contacting us. We have submitted the DNA to several labs and are awaiting results. Unfortunately it can take several months to receive results depending on the condition of the remains and the quality of the DNA profile, and the different databases it needs to be run through once a profile is obtained."

 

[Wandlore]

Here is the response I received from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office today:

"Thank you for contacting us. We have submitted the DNA to several labs and are awaiting results. Unfortunately it can take several months to receive results depending on the condition of the remains and the quality of the DNA profile, and the different databases it needs to be run through once a profile is obtained."

Thank you, Sasha. I have a local case I've been following and I am waiting to see if this could be Ruthie Kindness (MP10877)

 

[sasha17]

NaMus #UP72248: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Height: 5'1" to 5'7", estimated
White/Caucasian
Not recognizable - near complete or complete skeleton

Clothing (near the body): Blue cloth pants, navy pullover sweatshirt with American Flag Logo (AO), one tank top/camisole

No exclusions are listed.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

Here is the response I received from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office today:

"Thank you for contacting us. We have submitted the DNA to several labs and are awaiting results. Unfortunately it can take several months to receive results depending on the condition of the remains and the quality of the DNA profile, and the different databases it needs to be run through once a profile is obtained."

Get em Ed. I have faith in you. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article247425505.html