The King County Medical Examiner says the toxicology reports have come back in the case of Jeremy Peck, the West Seattle man who was the subject of a large volunteer search after he was last seen in the Admiral District early December 24th, until he was found dead when his body washed up on a Bainbridge Island beach on January 19th.
KCME program manager Greg Hewett told WSB Thursday afternoon that the toxicology reports showed nothing that would have solved the mystery, so the cause is classified as “undetermined” and will remain that way until and unless some information comes to their attention suggesting otherwise. That information would not come from further analysis of the remains, Hewett said, explaining that there is no more physical testing that can be done. After speaking with Hewett, we checked with Seattle Police; Detective Mark Jamieson in the media-response unit told WSB this morning that because of the inconclusive report, the case will remain classified as a “suspicious death” till further notice, which is how it has been classified since the body was found. “We don’t know what caused his death, ergo that makes it suspicious,” explains Det. Jamieson. If you have any information about Peck’s disappearance and death, contact police.
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