29 0 obj FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. Curtice could not be reached for comment. >> Some came to the university in the 1970s and 1980s. On orders from Sheriff Bob Udell, he declined to provide further details, referring questions to Brusics office. /I false /CS /DeviceRGB For years, former department faculty Drs. 8 0 obj /Kids [26 0 R] /Length 174 "It's just made the office a little bit awkward. 22 0 obj 31 0 obj /XObject << 11 0 obj 28 0 obj << Among the reasons Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice wants to exhume that skeleton as soon as possible is to confirm what is buried in the unmarked plot, compare the DNA of the skull to the skeletons DNA and return Does complete remains to her family once shes identified. << /Group << A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. endobj /S /Transparency The local and state COVID-19 death figures in Yakima County were far higher than deaths from other causes in past years. Washington shootings leave 5 dead, 4 in custody after crime spree on Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic has been waiting since June to decide whether to charge an 18-year-old driver in a fatal alcohol-related crash near Cowiche. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endstream Before coming to Yakima, Meyerscovered a wide variety of beats at The Salt Lake Tribune,Daily Herald, and daily and weekly newspapers across New Jersey. Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. << /CreationDate (D:20150921184400) The Yakima County Coroner's report showed a sizable increase in fatalities in two categories: natural death and drug toxicity. 19 0 obj /Group << endobj Coroner Referred 55 referred 202-202. /Type /Pages The Coroner and Medical Examiner determines a deceased person's time and cause of death, often in the case of sudden or unexpected deaths. /Type /Page Yakima County Coroner Annual Summary >> >> /70d3b7ee-31a0-46ac-a0da-64dd5274d001 72 0 R When those remains were discovered, anthropology department officials contacted the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office and returned them to detectives, which was one huge difference, Jastremski wrote. endobj >> /Parent 2 0 R /Contents [37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] Locally, Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said some tests are being sent to private labs so his office can more quickly issue death certificates to grieving families. /XObject << Prosecutor: No charges against coroner in mental health incident "My sincere hope is that our elected representatives work together to come to a common-sense agreement . /Parent 2 0 R >> /K false View map of Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner, and get driving directions from your location. Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? Partly cloudy skies. /Parent 10 0 R According to the Yakima County Coroner's Office one of the three shooting victims was a male. 10 0 obj Anybody who uses any kind of opiate is at risk for an overdose, Guthrie said. Click on the bell icon to manage your notifications at any time. Yakima County Coroner candidates say experience sets them apart Taylor was confident Doe could be identified with advances in DNA testing. /I false /S /Transparency << >> >> >> Sands and Alexander worked with Kittitas, Yakima, Chelan and King County law enforcement doing field recovery and lab analysis of human remains, anthropology professor Nicole Jastremski said in a May 11 email to Andrea Blume, a detective with the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office. /ff0632cf-b6e5-480c-a916-a5d6a11cb466 56 0 R 17 0 obj /K false Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Where to see up-and-coming artists? /K false /XObject << >> 0^zzn_P9$}Q)v]ofJpjk#! /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] "We get along great; we work very hard together," Curtice said. Established in 1963, the state toxicology laboratory performs drug and alcohol tests for police agencies and coroners throughout the state, according to the State Patrol. /Subtype /Form /Resources << /Filter /FlateDecode >> Taylor, who was highly respected for her technical expertise, her work in solving criminal investigations and her compassion in helping identify human remains and returning them to families, died Aug. 1. >> In 2012, the lab handled 10,900 cases, Loftis said. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /XObject << /d2357869-08ff-4510-8625-b779d4de870f 101 0 R Known as Parker Doe, the woman is believed to be Native American and a homicide victim. /Parent 2 0 R endobj Until the test comes in, the case sits in limbo and, Brusic said, fuels speculation about how his office is handling the case. /Contents [65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R] /Length 9 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Sign up to receive news and updates from this site directly to your desktop. /Parent 2 0 R Woman arrested on suspicion of strangling Yakima man to death /Kids [27 0 R] /S /Transparency /817b36f0-2432-463d-856d-e1379630cd29 60 0 R His death has been deemed a homicide, the sixth in the city this year . 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