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

<mod edit: added clipped article>

 

[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.

 

[skyski]

Marla Jean Thomas – The Charley Project

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

This is still fairly recent news.

 

[UncoolNegated]

I only found the one article in the newspaper but I only look at newspapers.com. Others with other members should look using the keywords found in the article. Marla was my top guess for the Jane Doe and I published my blog post just two months ago. I wonder if someone read it and that filtered the investigation in the right direction. But only 29 clicks on the article, but you never know. Honestly, it would be nice to know if the blog post helped but I know it takes more than a blog post.