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Shelby Jean Cole

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2021-02-26T15:43:28.047

2021-02-26T18:56:20.03

78329

UCP78329

28832

Shelby

Jean

Cole

Uncertain

Uncertain

Female

12/29/2020

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

98405

No

26404

Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office

Tacoma

Washington

Pierce County

3619 Pacific Avenue, , Tacoma, Washington

2537986494

County

Medical Examiner

21-0010

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

08/01/2026


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Shelby Jean Cole was an 83-year-old woman whose life came to an unclaimed and unrecognized end, with her passing officially recorded on December 29, 2020, in Tacoma, Washington. The circumstances of her demise were noted as natural causes, which transpired within the walls of St. Joseph Medical Center. Despite the routine nature of these findings, her case remains poignantly unique due to the absence of any known next of kin.

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Date Found: 12/29/2020

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