WA WA - Spokane, WhtMale, 50-60, UP336, fell/thrown from train, possibly transient, July'64

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Namus UP336

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Unidentified Male
Location Found:
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Date Found: July 1, 1964

Race: White
PMI: 4 weeks
Estimated year of Death: 1964
Estimated Age: 50-60
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: Tan shoes, blue herring - bone twill suit, a Khaki or sun tan shirt, and a two piece long underwear set.
Accessories: Unknown
Circumstances:
Adult male, possible transient, found at Hangman Creek in the area of 18th Avenue and Ash Street in Spokane. Estimated to be between 50-60 years of age. Advanced decomposition. Possibly fell to his death or thrown from train. Manner of death unknown. Report indicates upper and lower teeth present. Fingerprints unavailable.

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered

Identifiers:
Dentals:
Unknown. Report indicates teeth present but does not indicate if information was submitted for future comparisons.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Not available

Agency Info:
ME/C Case Number: 64-0001

Spokane Police Department - (509) 625-4100
Agency Case Number: 71-37188

Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office - (509) 477-2296​

Agency Case Number: 64-0001

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Media:

3 July 1964, The Spokeman-Review, pg 13
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Here’s a view from the Island Empire Hwy bridge, around where heartanium mapped. The red arrows point to the train tracks. Doesn’t seem like the best place to jump from the train. Poor guy.
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