SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND 2006: IDENTIFIED 2026: THE STORY OF THE MISSING MAYOR!

In November 2006, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found on a beach in Taholah, an unincorporated village on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington. he Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office and the Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. The Skeletal Remains: Adult Man - 5'9" - 170 - 180 lbs Likely between 20 and 60 years old (OR OLDER!!!!) Needless to say, the case went cold. For 20 years. In 2025 - Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office and the King County Medical Examiner's Office and submit evidence to Othram. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the case that didn't seem possible to solve, and the Mayor who was able to finally be laid to rest.

Transcribe Highlights

00:03.34 Introduction - Story of "Pearl"

03:23.81 Ann Rule - true crime author

05:05.05 Skeletal Remains found on beach

10:10.94 Dental wear to determine age

15:09.54 Skull wear - suture lines

20:34.97 Standing at the edge of raging rivers

25:01.85 Soft tissue eaten

30:23.00 Mayor Edwin Asher

35:11.85 Skeleton found in 2006

41:12.23 Identifying remains

45:17.78 Having to breathe life into DNA

48:52.47 Othram making a difference

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