Snohomish County Sheriff's Office: Jane Doe Homicide Victim Missing Since 1981, Identified

Edmonds WA

16 June, 2022

9:46 PM

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Press release from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office: June 16, 2022 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – After 41 years of working to identify a Jane Doe, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit - Cold Case Team, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office, and Othram Inc. have positively identified her as Alice Lou Williams. Alice went missing under suspicious circumstances from her Lake Loma recreational cabin in July 1981. On October 10, 2009, US Forest Service surveyors discovered a partial human cranium in a steep forested ravine near Beckler Road north of Skykomish, Wash. Despite numerous searches, no other remains, clothing, or jewelry was found. The cranium was transported by Snohomish County Sheriff's Office detectives to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office. The late forensic anthropologist Dr. Kathy Taylor performed a forensic anthropology exam and determined that the cranium belonged to a female over the age of 40. However, due to the scant amount of skeletal remains recovered and the incomplete cranium, it was not possible to infer race or other physical characteristics. The death was classified as suspicious due to the presence of trauma and the location where the cranium was found. The case was entered into NCIC (National Crime Information Center) which is the FBI's computerized index that tracks crimes and missing persons, and NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. This press release was produced by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.