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Walter James Cook

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2019-06-21T19:28:05.297

2019-06-21T19:48:06.85

58227

UCP58227

11254

Walter

James

Cook

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

06/11/2019

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

89503

No

11130

Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

Sarah Turner

Investigator/Technician-Supervisor

990 East 9th Street, , Reno, Nevada

7757856114

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.washoecounty.us/coroner/index.php

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

07/18/2026

  • Tattoo: right forearm. Possible black panther with blue highlights of color. possible tattoo on left forearm


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In the early days of November 2019, the town of Reno, Nevada, witnessed an unsettling discovery at the Town House Motor Lodge. The body of Walter James Cook was found at this location, leading to an investigation spearheaded by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office. Despite the passage of time, Cook remains an unclaimed person, leaving many questions unanswered about his life and circumstances leading to his demise.

Walter James Cook's body was discovered on June 11, 2019, ...
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Date Found: 06/11/2019

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