On December 26, 2018, the body of James Hayden was discovered at his residence in Tacoma, Washington, marking the beginning of a case involving an unclaimed person scenario. At the age of 66, James Hayden, who had lived a rather solitary life, passed away due to natural causes. The details surrounding his passing were managed by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office, denoted with the Agency Case Number 18-2576 and listed under the Namus ID: UCP56523.
Despite efforts to locate family members or friends who might claim him, only one relative, an aunt, was identified as a possible next of kin. Unfortunately, she chose not to claim responsibility for James, and no other family connections were known or found. These circumstances left the responsibility of managing James' final affairs to the local authorities, specifically the medical examiner's office.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office, located at 3619 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, took the necessary steps according to protocol. They transported James' body to a rotation funeral home where cremation was conducted. Following the cremation, his cremated remains, or cremains, were returned to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office. Without an identified claim to his remains by any family or friends, James Hayden's story concludes with his remains resting in the care of the very institutions that managed his case from the start. The agency remains a point of contact, reachable at 253-798-6494, for any further inquiries regarding James Hayden.
Date Found: 12/26/2018
