SnoValley Star
MARCH 22, 2012
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Detectives obtain DNA profiles on eight sets of remains The King County Sheriff’s Office recently received good news on its efforts to identify the remains of eight individuals who have been long termed “John/Jane Doe” homicide victims, Cindi West, KCSO spokeswoman, said March 19. Some of those cases are local. The Bode Technology Group, working under a National Institute of Justice Grant, was able to obtain full DNA profiles on the remains of seven of eight sets of remains sent to them, and a strong partial profile on the eighth set of remains, West said. The remains in some cases have gone to several prior labs without profiles being developed. New DNA technology and testing led Bode Tech to the DNA profiles. In conjunction with the grant, the profiles will now go to the University of North Texas for review and uploading into the National
DNA database. Detectives hope that once the profiles are uploaded, they will be matched up to missing person cases that have had DNA profiles submitted to DNA database. West said family members of missing persons often provide DNA samples to be used in “building” a DNA profile that would represent a missing family member. Other times, a toothbrush, comb or other personal item left behind by the victim can be used to form a DNA profile for a victim. The cases involved are: Case number: 69-014372 “Tolt Hill 1969 Jane Doe” murder victim. The victim was found June 5, 1969, one mile west of the Tolt River Bridge in eastern King County, near Carnation, on a dirt road that is now 290th
Avenue Northeast. The medical examiner’s office described the woman as Caucasian, 23 to 25 years old, 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 2 inches tall, 105-115 pounds, with dark hair. She died from a few weeks to as long as six months before she was found. Case number: 83-198246 Case moniker: “North Bend male” Location: one mile south of 42003 S.E. 166 St. Date of recovery: Oct. 12, 1983 Facts: Male skeletal remains. Victim died from a gunshot wound to the head. Case number: 88-260904 “Cascade Tunnel Man” This man died in an apparent accident in King County on Nov. 2, 1988, after falling from a train in the tunnel through Stevens Pass. He was possibly living in the
Encompass helps students prepare for middle school with free class As the film “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” illustrates, it’s not too early for fifth-graders (and their families) to get ready for middle school. Fifth-graders face special social pressures, especially as they enter middle school. To help prepare them and their parents for this transition, Encompass is offering a free, targeted, evening workshop series for these families, called “The Big Transition to Middle School,” starting April 9. Families are invited to learn more at the orientation from 6-7 p.m. March 26 at the Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend. To promote the series, Encompass and the North Bend Theatre are also presenting
a free screening of the 2010 movie hit, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” at 1 p.m. April 3. The Encompass series, which runs seven Monday evenings in a row through May 21, will help fifth-graders learn how to choose positive friends, healthy ways to deal with stress, peerpressure resistance skills and positive management of emotions. “The parents also will come away with important skills,” said Kerry Beymer, Encompass manager of parenting support and education. “They will learn what to expect from their fifthgrader, how to set limits and show love during the teen and pre-teen years, and more than a dozen tools to effectively be a parent to teens.”
Both parents and the fifthgraders attend this seven-night series. Each session has an hour in which parents and the fifthgraders meet separately and an hour when they meet together. A free meal is served. Up to 15 families can register. The series is offered free of charge. Funding is provided by King County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program, with funds from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. Register at www.encompassnw.org. Child care is available. Reserve a child care spot by contacting Beymer at 888-2777 or kerry.beymer@encompassnw.org.
National Poison Prevention Week is under way
press release from EFR. The release recommended storing potentially poisonous household products and medications out of a child’s reach and sight. It also suggests: q Learning and keeping handy the toll-free nationwide poison control center number (1-800-222-1222). Service is available in English and Spanish. q Storing medications out of a child’s sight and reach, and be safe when administering medicines to children.
q Ensuring children cannot access peeling paint or chewable surfaces painted with leadbased paint. q Installing a carbon monoxide alarm outside every sleeping area and on every level of your home. The toll-free phone number works from anywhere in the U.S., 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, if your child has collapsed or is not breathing, call 9-1-1 immediately. Learn more at www.eastsidefire-rescue.org.
Eastside Fire & Rescue has issued a list of recommendations to prevent poisonings, in celebration of National Poison Prevention Week. Most poisonings occur at home and most nonfatal poisonings affect children younger than 6. More than 2 million poisonings are reported to the nation’s poison centers, according to a
Wenatchee area in fall 1988. Case number: 91-280335 Case moniker: “Snoqualmie River skull” Date of recovery: Sept. 5, 1991 Facts: Partial female skull and vertebra remains. Estimated age at time of recovery, 29. Case number: 06-353095 Case moniker: “Tolt Hill female 2006” Location: 2110 290 Ave. N.E., Carnation (Tolt Hill Road) Date of recovery: Nov. 25, 2006 Facts: Top portion of skull found in horse pasture. The remains are very old, and may be a related victim to the “Tolt Hill 1969 Jane Doe” homicide, whose unidentified body was recovered three blocks away in 1969. Case number: 84-054800 (ME 84-0346): Green River kill-
HUD From Page 2 eral resources for disaster relief, granting a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and forbearance on foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration-insured home mortgages, making mortgage insurance available and more. Learn more about available assistance at the HUD website for Washington, http://portal. hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ states/washington.
Artists can apply for grants up to $1,500
Artists who reside in Washington state are encouraged to apply to the 2012 Grants for Artist Projects by May 20. Artist Trust’s GAP provides support for individual artist projects awarding up to $1,500 per project. GAPs support a spectrum of artist projects, such as the development, completion or presentation of new work; publication; travel for artistic research or to present or complete work; documentation of work; and advanced workshops for professional development. GAPs are open to artists working in all creative disciplines including visual, performing, literary, media, emerging and cross-disciplinary arts, and folk and traditional arts. Applicants must be 18 or older by application deadline date; be a generative artist; and be a resident of the state at the time of appli-
er Homicides: “Bones 10” Found March 21, 1984, at a Little League field in Burien. Gary Ridgway has pleaded guilty to this murder. The victim’s remains have never been identified. Case number: 85-260579 (ME 85-1462): Green River killer Homicides: “Bones 16” Found Dec. 30, 1985, near Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn. Gary Ridgway has pleaded guilty to this murder. The victim’s remains have never been identified. Case number: 03-263862 (ME 03-1139): Green River killer Homicides: “Bones 20” Found Aug. 21, 2003, at 24000 block of Kent-Des Moines Road in Kent. Gary Ridgway led detectives to these remains, and has pleaded guilty to this murder. The victim’s remains have never been identified.
cation and when the award is granted. Applicants may not be a graduate or undergraduate matriculated student enrolled in any degree program by deadline date. A peer review panel of artists and art professionals from across Washington selects GAP recipients. The panel’s selections are based foremost on the artistic excellence of an artist’s work as represented in his or her application. Artists are encouraged to attend grant writing and professional development workshops and webinars offered by Artist Trust to artists around the state. Application guidelines and workshop information can be found at www.artisttrust.org. Applicants must apply online through the CaFÉ online application system at www.callforentry.org.
Leaders invite citizens to serve on ethics board
Issaquah residents interested in ethics and law can apply for a seat on the King County Board of Ethics, a watchdog group. The position, for a three-year term on the five-member citizen advisory board, is open to all King County residents. The board provides guidance on allowable actions and interests defined by the King County Code of Ethics. The board also supports the county policy for the private conduct and financial dealings of public officials and employees to present no actual or apparent conflict of See ETHICS, Page 6