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James Howard Bell

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2020-03-04T00:07:55.2

2020-03-19T21:36:20.003

65920

UCP65920

16962

James

Howard

Bell

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

03/19/1970

Yakima

Washington

Yakima County

16236

Yakima County Coroner's Office

Yakima

Washington

Yakima County

Jim Curtice

Coroner

128 North 2nd Street, , Yakima, Washington

5095741610

County

Coroner

https://www.yakimacounty.us/566/Coroner

19-144

2020-03-04

08/03/2026


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In the case of James Howard Bell, an unidentified male body was discovered on March 19, 1970, in Yakima, Washington. This case, registered under NamUs ID: UCP65920, remains unresolved, marking decades since the finding without closure. Despite extensive efforts to identify the deceased, he remains an unclaimed person, with scant details about his last known existence. However, the investigation revealed that he had last resided in Yakima County, Washington.

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Date Found: 03/19/1970

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