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Norman Walter Hartnell

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2018-05-08T09:54:43

2021-10-25T19:50:56.787

5399

UCP5399

5115

Norman

Walter

Hartnell

Male

11/17/2016

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

5111

Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

3619 Pacific Avenue, , Tacoma, Washington

2537986494

County

Medical Examiner

16-2083

08/04/2026


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The case of Norman Walter Hartnell remains a poignant example of an unclaimed person, illustrating a story that is both somber and reflective of the challenges faced by medical examiners in connecting decedents with family members. Discovered on November 17, 2016, in Tacoma, Washington, the body of Norman Walter Hartnell, identified only by Namus ID: UCP5399, presented a mystery wrapped in the silence of his untold life. At 632 years old, a clear typographical error, the records instead suggest ...
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Date Found: 11/17/2016

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