Human Remains That Washed Up on Beach in 2006 Identified As Oregon Mayor
Summary
Authorities have identified skeletal remains found on a Washington State beach in 2006 as those of Clarence Edwin "Ed" Asher, a former mayor from Oregon. Advances in DNA technology in 2025 helped confirm his identity. Asher was presumed drowned in 2006 and legally declared dead after he disappeared while crabbing.Key Facts
- Skeletal remains were found in Grays Harbor County, Washington, in 2006.
- The remains were initially unidentified and entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).
- In 2025, forensic genetic genealogy helped identify the remains as Clarence Edwin "Ed" Asher.
- Asher was born in 1934 and was a community leader and former mayor in Fossil, Oregon.
- He disappeared in 2006, presumed drowned while crabbing in Tillamook Bay, Oregon.
- Othram, a forensic DNA company, facilitated identification using advanced DNA sequencing.
- This identification is the 43rd case solved using Othram's technology in Washington state.
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