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Howard Murray Cota

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2022-11-21T21:43:41.687

2022-11-30T16:09:48.957

97552

UCP97552

38007

Howard

Murray

Cota

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

04/22/2000

Ellensburg

Washington

Kittitas County

98926

No

34608

Kittitas County Coroner's Office

Ellensburg

Washington

Kittitas County

507 North Nanum Street, Suite 113, , Ellensburg, Washington

5099338200

County

Coroner

https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/coroner/default.aspx

025-2000

2022-11-21

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

07/09/2026


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On April 22, 2000, the body of Howard Murray Cota was discovered in Ellensburg, Washington, under unclaimed circumstances. Identified as a male, Howard Murray Cota's case has been documented under Namus ID: UCP97552 but remains intriguingly unresolved over the years. This finding has drawn attention to the ongoing need to close the gaps in unclaimed person cases and provide closure for any potential loved ones searching for answers.

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Date Found: 04/22/2000

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