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Michael Herbert Wurtzel

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2020-11-17T14:32:47.617

2021-03-23T10:53:28.233

75631

UCP75631

26138

Michael

Herbert

Wurtzel

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

10/27/2020

Altoona

Iowa

Polk County

50009

No

24796

Polk County Medical Examiner's Office

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

Megan Rausch

RN, MDI

1801 Hickman Road, , Des Moines, Iowa

5152862102

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/medical-examiner/

20-03613

2020-10-27

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/14/2026


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Michael Herbert Wurtzel was found deceased on October 27, 2020, in an extended stay hotel room in Altoona, Iowa. The discovery of his body was made by the hotel staff, marking the beginning of an investigation to establish his identity and the circumstances surrounding his death. Despite efforts to trace his background and next of kin, Wurtzel remains an unclaimed individual, recognized under the Namus ID: UCP75631.

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Date Found: 10/27/2020

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