>> 23 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << Low 51F. >> The online eEdition of the newspaper, which looks just like the paper in your hands now, is published every day of the year on our website. stream Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. She wondered what the forensic cold cases were, if the remains had been identified and, if so, if the university had permission from relatives to use the remains for teaching. The 2020 death figure is a 20.7% increase from the 1,918 deaths in 2019. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page /I false << "I have never represented the current coroner in any way other than to provide my legal opinion and insight when asked," Prosecutor Brusic wrote in his press release. >> 36 0 obj >> Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. 12 0 obj This is also a reminder that current faculty in the department must be vigilant as other case material may unexpectedly show up due to the unfortunate circumstances of our past, she said. x^{o"RD.$E{ME/hdo;wfZ9smp4|@WNR45i+}V3zOI\\^< OLZu{y;IO2kfnMAg unvN~@nLeTt?rey4IC6 #$}F Id"RHu({hxJalRFF0*D{=5,6=!W7^E\?{2b' "/)(kX~$M:+'9[b`2d' @q#t) G*RF'TR5%A6B:^?BK$=P ~7xQT$Qy_/_4o'`LU~+&@ %'u. /CS /DeviceRGB Blume emailed officials at the university in Ellensburg in early May about an ad for a summer course titled ANTH 414 Forensic Anthropology: Cold Case Analysis. Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? /Parent 12 0 R endobj endobj THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION An autopsy determined that Hector Felix, 26, died of strangulation, Chief Deputy Yakima County Coroner Marshall Slight said. You have permission to edit this article. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 . endobj /K false >> /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] It also will analyze suspected drugs seized by troopers and local police. endobj /Parent 10 0 R endobj 10:00 a.m. /Resources << A decision has to be made.. endobj >> >> This report is dedicated to those people in Yakima County who have suffered the loss of a relative or friend. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Kids [34 0 R] /XObject << /Type /XObject << /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /990a9136-7d53-4097-a4e3-dc64f065ad77 76 0 R >> Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. /Contents [57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R] /Parent 2 0 R Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 22 0 obj /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB /Resources << /Kids [29 0 R] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] good job newspaper exposing this situation. /S /Transparency /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] /ff0632cf-b6e5-480c-a916-a5d6a11cb466 56 0 R << Because he is an elected official, we are looking at it as reasonably quick as possible, Brusic said. >> Watershed Planning. /Kids [24 0 R] >> << /XObject << Yakima County coroner Jim Curtice said the number of fatal overdoses is expected to be less this year, but with 98 deaths reported in 2021, thats not saying much. Choose the topics that matter most to you. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Blume had taken the class several years ago, she said in her email, and was surprised when she learned that the three cases to be studied were two unidentified homicides from Kittitas County and one unidentified case from the Chelan County Sheriffs Office. /Resources << >> /K false Alert Yakima Signup/Login. /Count 1 /Contents [69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R] >> /46cebbb7-9008-4082-b39f-873ae42c5d8c 88 0 R Where to see up-and-coming artists? The urine cup tests up to 14 drugs. It would also carry restrictions on owning a firearm or voting, and the state constitution bars convicted felons from serving in office unless the charge has been vacated. >> endobj >> /248f293b-36b7-4380-99e3-a16cd82ddbf8 105 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode Yakima County C070874GSC C070882GSC Spokane City of Public Library Spokane County . /Title (YAKIMA COUNTY CORONER ANNUAL SUMMARY) >> /S /Transparency >> >> He believes Central transferred all its potentially forensic human remains to the proper authorities. /Type /Pages (SHAWN GUST/Yakima Herald-Republic) Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice's stepson, worried about his stepfather, called a sheriff's sergeant March 10. They cant be 99.999-something right, or (the evidence) will get thrown out.. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. /Length 9 Terms and Conditions. >> /K false /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /CS /DeviceRGB None are recent, he said. endobj /Parent 13 0 R /Contents [49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R] His death has been deemed a homicide, the sixth in the city this year . >> Taylor couldnt find that skull but learned of the remains of the eight individuals and that some of those remains could be forensic. >> /CS /DeviceRGB /Count 1 /95a0c527-25da-43d1-8d33-28ad4c4146b5 44 0 R A BIG JUMP IN OVERDOSE DEATHS ALREADY THIS YEAR Today the number of suspected overdose deaths stands at 24 up from 12 overdose deaths reported in February of this year. /Parent 6 0 R << /Parent 2 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /XObject << /Type /Pages Be the first to know about crucial information impacting our community. >> /Parent 2 0 R Guthrie and Broadt said they recommend everyone keep naloxone with them because they never know when they might encounter someone experiencing an overdose whose live they could save using that medication. Privacy Policy /Parent 18 0 R endobj /Resources <<>> /Parent 20 0 R endobj Delays in returning reports means that people suspected of drunken driving are continuing to drive until charges are filed, potentially putting people in danger. >> 38 0 obj Jump to. /50a5a1eb-a8bc-4d1d-aeed-10e75896ca66 103 0 R Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? Casey Schilperoort from the. /I false << Another YCSO Deputy and a Sergeant arrived and found the Deputy that was with Curtice holding him down. If the person took opioids and is experiencing an overdose, the naloxone could be all that stands between life and death. However, the coroners office does not keep data to know for sure. endobj >> For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. Latest trends. /CS /DeviceRGB /Group << /Count 1 A now-deceased anthropology professor had taken boxes of human remains home with him, which a university official described as an unfortunate practice we no longer engage in. The remains were being catalogued when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which delayed that process, officials said. /d2357869-08ff-4510-8625-b779d4de870f 101 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Invalid password or account does not exist. >> /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 9 Theyll take a picture on their cellphone and theyll send it to our people, he said. We all live with this legacy and are taking steps to ensure that this does not happen in the future when current faculty retire., In a June 4 email to Blume before her visit to campus, Taylor said that in the absence of documentation, including chain of evidence, all remains in holding at Central that were not part of their museum collection must be considered forensic until determined otherwise.. /Type /Page He is also the writer behindIt Happened Here, a weekly history column. Since then, the number of cases handled by the lab has increased to 15,676 in 2018, the most recent number Loftis had. >> /S /Transparency >> By Marshall Slight. /Group << /K false on March 23.Read more about the C.D . endobj /Type /Page << 11 facility 37-39 3 C Facility or Institution of Death. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Count 1 /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Type /Page 29The Washington Department of Labor and Industries observed Workers' Memorial Day by adding 129 people to the list of more than 2,000 workers who've died over the years in the state by . >> /Resources << /S /Transparency Don't let anything slip through the cracks. /Type /Page 7 0 obj 2023 County Office. /CS /DeviceRGB Before DNA started becoming a crucial investigative tool in the 1990s, investigators commonly worked with universities to identify or learn more about human remains and how the person died. 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. /Group << >> /Parent 2 0 R /Contents [49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R] 30 0 obj x^ R R endobj /Parent 14 0 R >> >> /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB Choose the topics that matter most to you. << /Font << /Contents [41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R] >> 40 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /e69766c0-5c44-4a10-8d07-00c82276fd2b 64 0 R Brusic said he is weighing a recommendation to file third-degree assault charges against Curtice, 55, who was re-elected last year to a second term as coroner. /Group << Apr. /Type /Pages /S /Transparency Don't let anything slip through the cracks. >> While many similar assaults on police officers typically result in the suspect being booked into jail the same day, Curtices case is two weeks old. /CS /DeviceRGB Mm *==fw{,> gm?)$HsD]G~&aE6z*t$JtLb*aS0\d C`cMe7x=!U@d^'ASg0v q=*~TdV&bbBtb&gTBEV ZX+Gc?y^:cG57Wb!Ol!0a (6JKx&0"e.MH?x>p0%dtDY.[P$"Mm,*&MoBK'MH6:8 I^/V[4 5Uxnj&IDCsLe+SDCwm$1 0u{2l2BI87t[GE"`[}2%k;eI=?LM6MR'Dh(k%']^bNR2 JV8c.Nls7PWpYyEiz5FAee@caqeq \:OF{PJA%CA:#T%IaDdZ? That should be public information. The Coroner's and Yakima County Sheriff's offices are now attempting to use fingerprints and dental records to find her identity. The lab has 34 full-time employees, Loftis said, including 14 toxicologists. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] << /Type /Page /CS /DeviceRGB We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. endobj >> >> /K false /I false << FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. << >> >> /Contents [69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R] Reach Donald W. Meyers at dmeyers@yakimaherald.com or on Twitter: donaldwmeyers, or https://www.facebook.com/donaldwmeyersjournalist. Low 51F. FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. endobj /Parent 2 0 R /Group << Taking an opioid along with any other legal or illegal substances can also put someone at a greater risk for overdose, even if theyre only taking the recommended dosage. /CS /DeviceRGB 10 0 obj If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Only two months into the new year, and the county has recorded 14 suspected or confirmed overdoses. Hagarty pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving. 20 0 obj /Count 1 /Group << Likewise, it hobbles a defendants efforts at mounting a legal defense, he said. Curtice said that in his experience, the wait at the state crime lab has gotten better recently, where he can get some results back in two to three months. 27 0 obj >> /K false %PDF-1.4 Sadly, chain of evidence and documentation were often lacking. >> /Group << /Parent 18 0 R Englund doesnt anticipate similar issues in the future. >> >> endstream Address, Phone Number, and Fax Number for Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner, a Coroner & Medical Examiner, at North 2nd Avenue, Yakima WA. Plymouth Well Project. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] >> &NDh LDRN,G*wO[/#x$~@d^88 d /:h.l}KbWopioy5+i\i.Y:+r[4WTXcZ~+ ( j 7N'FM i<1[^lj*~cE*OI-c>+|W.'cWWW/WF|5;KG1Qr]!z'5Q]5`[:11+TW5"_Ye. 33 0 obj >> This is a developing story, which means information could change. The suspect's mom is on scene of the SWAT standoff and has been communicating with the suspect barricaded in the house through a loudspeaker. endobj << Learning About Culture Helps Inform Best Practices - Yakima Co. Coroner Jim Curtice Jim shares how he started as a paramedic, then later elected to Yakima County Coroner. /CS /DeviceRGB Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. /K false /Group << /Parent 17 0 R Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, The test is stuck in a monthslong backlog of cases, Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, https://www.facebook.com/donaldwmeyersjournalist, Officials learn more about efforts to address state's sexual assault kit backlog, State receives additional $2.5 million to help clear rape kit backlog, Yakima County coroner's first cadaver dog, Justice, is ready to get to work, Sheriff's Office investigating woman's death near Mabton, Rick Glenn to run for Yakima City Council, Yakima's Julian Erosa drops second straight fight, U17 Sounders selection highlights bright future for Sunnyside's Hernandez, Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles, WA Gov. Some came to the university in the 1970s and 1980s. Its precarious because I havent digested all the information I need to look at.. The Yakima County Prosecutor's Office decided not to press charges after reviewing the case and body cam footage. /Count 1 % /Contents [85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R] x^+ r r 21 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] He said Curtice decided on his own to take a leave of absence after the incident. >> << << /XObject << After struggling with Deputies Curtice was taken to Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital. As times change and practices evolve, well evolve with them.. /Contents [45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R] You have permission to edit this article. The state has a higher death figure for Yakima County, with 340. >> >> Where to see up-and-coming artists? /Parent 5 0 R A third-degree assault charge is a class C felony that involves physically interfering with a law enforcement officer, health care provider or first responder in the course of their official duties. >> /6d30c8df-e04b-4c06-b3b8-abfcf874a842 56 0 R /Type /Pages /Group << /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] >> /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] >> /Type /Pages /Kids [35 0 R] 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. /e87a091d-aec5-414e-9775-52b2ee632fbe 40 0 R Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. >> Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. /Resources << /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] /Type /Page >> Juvenile Justice Center . /Type /Pages >> Montes is being held in the Yakima County jail in lieu of $1 million bail. A man missing out of Yakima County since February 2018 was identified as the remains discovered near Highway 410 last year. /Contents [81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R] 38 0 obj This was before we had an elected coroner so all three sets of remains went to the King County Medical Examiner, Blume wrote. << /Type /Pages endobj By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. /Parent 2 0 R Find Death Records and Vital Records related to Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner. Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged with assaulting a Yakima County Sheriff's Deputy. Craig Morrison, Coroner Grant County Coroner's Office 1038 West Ivy, Suite 3 Moses Lake, Washington 98837 Telephone: (509) 765-7601 Fax: (509) 766-8318 Email: cmorrison@co.grant.wa.us GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY Robert Kegel, Coroner Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office 1006 North H Street Aberdeen, Washington 98520 Telephone: (360) 537-6139 By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. In August 2021, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office, Biloxi Police Department, and the Harrison County Coroner's Office partnered with Othram to perform genetic genealogy. /I false /Type /Page >> /Contents [37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Author (kerril) 28 0 obj /CreationDate (D:20150921184400) /I false The two Kittitas County cases are still active homicide investigations, she said. Charges will not be filed against Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice stemming from a recent incident with a Yakima County Sheriff's Deputy. << /I false Curtice reportedly said that he wanted to die and that he was going to stab himself. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] >> /XObject << /I false /Type /XObject << >> The Kittitas County jail should not have tried to force an inmate to pay for his medical care while in custody, a judge has ruled. Anybody who uses any kind of opiate is at risk for an overdose, Guthrie said. >> /I false /Resources << /Resources << /CS /DeviceRGB >> 25 0 obj >> Naloxone, also commonly referred to as Narcan, is most often administered as a nasal spray and is available at most pharmacies. You have permission to edit this article. /K false Timothy Englund, dean of Centrals College of the Sciences, wasnt sure of when the university acquired the remains, though some are very old, he said in a phone interview Thursday. /Parent 2 0 R Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] Sign up to get breaking news, weather forecasts, and more in your email inbox. /CS /DeviceRGB Only heart disease and cancer generally has had more deaths in Yakima County in past years than COVID-19 in 2020. Karen Johnley, reported missing sometime in 1987. The average Deputy Coroner salary in Yakima, WA is $53,039 as of March 28, 2023, but the salary range typically falls between $47,043 and $60,284. /Resources << /I false All Rights Reserved. << One autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday and the remaining two are set for Thursday. 23 0 obj /Filter /FlateDecode /Type /Pages To the editor As the chief deputy coroner for the last nine years, countless people have asked me who they should vote for to hold the office of Yakima County coroner. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. endobj endobj /S /Transparency << /Parent 2 0 R /Type /Page /Parent 5 0 R 26 0 obj He declined to go into further detail about the incident as he reviews the reports. << /CreationDate (D:20150921184400) /I false "Neither myself nor the prosecutor's office represent him personally and I do not have any other relationship with the coroner other than we are both elected county officials representing our respective county departments.". >> /Type /Pages >> A sheriffs call log posted on the sheriffs website shows a call around 8:30 p.m. that night to the area of Curtices home for a domestic incident. /Kids [27 0 R] When Brusics predecessor, Jim Hagarty, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, the case was referred to Kittitas County, where it was heard in the Lower Kittitas District Court and handled by a Kittitas County prosecutor to avoid potential conflicts of interest. stream Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 2 0 obj /S /Transparency >> Reach Mai Hoang at maihoang@yakimaherald.com or Twitter @maiphoang. You may not use this site for the purposes of furnishing consumer reports about search subjects or for any use prohibited by the FCRA. endobj /K false /Parent 15 0 R /Resources << /CS /DeviceRGB /Parent 2 0 R /Parent 8 0 R One autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday and the remaining two are set for Thursday. /Parent 19 0 R That happened after Yakima Police Department officials contacted the university because investigators had records indicating that the skull of a 1977 crime victim had been sent to the university. endobj endobj /Group << /I false /S /Transparency The man has ptsd, and I can only imagine the horrors he has had to endure on the job. endobj Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, It Happened Here: Alexander Miller, businessman and philanthropist, leaves an enduring legacy in Yakima, U17 Sounders selection highlights bright future for Sunnyside's Hernandez, Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles, Yakima's Julian Erosa drops second straight fight, Roundup: Ellensburg baseball clinches spot in district semifinals, Surging Selah softball sweeps East Valley. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". /I false >> /817b36f0-2432-463d-856d-e1379630cd29 60 0 R You have permission to edit this article. You have permission to edit this article. /Type /Pages >> /8728c689-e270-4a12-8cf1-52a2d73e155d 92 0 R /XObject << /Type /Pages But the reconstruction of Does face resulted in few tips, and her skull stayed at Central. Craig Morrison, Coroner Grant County Coroner's Office 1038 West Ivy, Suite 3 Moses Lake, Washington 98837 Telephone: (509) 765-7601 Fax: (509) 766-8318 Email: cmorrison@co.grant.wa.us GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY Dan Burns, Coroner Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office 1006 North H Street Aberdeen, Washington 98520 Telephone: (360) 532-2322 He said the university has not included forensic skeletal remains into any of its course curriculum for many years and, to the best of his knowledge, none of the remains returned had been used in classes. >> Get an alert when yours is ready. /a9fcfc28-c656-4997-9a6d-1b9b21a6f049 48 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] LEOFF 1 Board Members Contact Information. /Kids [33 0 R] The Yakima County Coroner's Office is responsible for investigating suspicious, untimely and violent deaths within the county. 1 0 obj Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. /b14291be-5d9a-467d-99c0-a04bad2409f6 100 0 R Before her remains were found earlier this month, Rosenda Strong was one of at least 20 native women missing from Yakima County, Washington. If you have any heart, kidney or lung disease, that puts you at risk, Guthrie said. Standing in his way is the lack of a blood test showing whether the driver was legally intoxicated at the time of the crash, which left 23-year-old Dylan Dietrich dead. /Parent 14 0 R Last year there were 81 overdose deaths, according to the coroner's annual reports. >> 14 0 obj An autopsy determined Reyes died of strangulation, Chief Deputy Yakima County Coroner Marshall Slight said. But even that can be too long for a family that is waiting for him to fill out a death certificate. /I false /Type /Pages /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Type /Page /a83b0402-d5f7-4320-aa56-cbd5d2101b06 80 0 R >> /Count 1 /Type /Catalog The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner creates death records that can be used in criminal investigations, to resolve insurance claims, or to monitor Yakima public health. >> /Type /Page /Kids [25 0 R] The woman's death was ruled a homicide and is currently under investigation. >> /XObject << /S /Transparency /XObject << )j?# /54bc4d5b-e81c-4f34-9839-182b1986e716 106 0 R /Parent 7 0 R /Count 1 >> 29 0 obj Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. "We get along great; we work very hard together," Curtice said. endobj Yakima County coroner Jim Curtice said the number of fatal overdoses is expected to be less this year, but with 98 deaths reported in 2021, that's not saying much. Out of the 385 COVID-19 deaths reported by the Yakima Health District, 68% were from those older than 70. People living in Washington state also have the option to order it for free online. /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R