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Melvin B Rateau

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2015-02-10T19:04:02

2020-04-14T22:27:28.057

993

UCP993

1180

Melvin

B

Rateau

Uncertain

Uncertain

Male

04/22/2002

Washington

1173

Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office

Spokane

Washington

Spokane County

102 South Spokane Street, , Spokane, Washington

5094772296

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.spokanecounty.org/807/Medical-Examiner

2002-814

07/20/2026


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In April 2002, a case emerged in Washington that has since lingered unresolved, challenging both investigators and community members alike. On April 22nd of that year, the body of Melvin B. Rateau, an unclaimed individual, was discovered in the area. Despite the passage of time, very little is known about the circumstances surrounding his death, leaving numerous questions unanswered.

The jurisdiction for this case falls under the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office, which has been ...
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Date Found: 04/22/2002

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