WA WA - Whatcom Co, UnkFem, Adult- Pre 40, UP147381, Found by workers, Nov '78

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found November 28, 1978
Location Found Maple Falls, Washington
Estimated Age Range--

Case Information​

Case Numbers​

NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case NumberA-49-78

Demographics​

Biological SexFemale
Race / EthnicityUncertain
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
HeightCannot Estimate
WeightCannot Estimate

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundNovember 28, 1978
NamUs Case CreatedJuly 8, 2025
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found​

LocationMaple Falls, Washington
CountyWhatcom County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal LandUnknown
Circumstances of RecoverySkull with maxillary teeth, right pelvis, right femur, and right tibia found by workers doing tree service work.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of RemainsOne or more limbs not recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description​

Hair ColorUnknown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown
Right Eye ColorUnknown
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

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Clothing and Accessories​

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[UncoolNegated]

The remains were actually found November 27th, 1978. NamUs has that wrong. The article snipped appeared in the news on Tuesday, November 28th, 1978 and references the finding a day earlier. The Bellingham Herald.

UP147381 Unidentified Female 1978 WA

Clipping found in The Bellingham Herald published in Bellingham, Washington on 11/28/1978. UP147381 Unidentified Female 1978 WA

www.newspapers.com

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[skyski]

Other than this news clipping above, has anyone else found other news source articles on this???

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Marla Jean Thomas – The Charley Project

Identified as Marla Jean Thomas, 22. Does not seem to have been picked up by the media yet.