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MEDIA ADVISORY/NEWS RELEASE


DATE:  "April 18, 2023"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Incident Number: 
2021-23896


Crime/Incident:
Coroner's Investigation - Found Human Remains


Location: 
North Highway 101 at Underpass Road in Willits, CA


Date of Incident: 
09-20-2021


Time: 
3:39 PM


Victim(s): 
Thaddeus Keegan Bradley  (27-year-old male from San Antonio, Texas)
 


Suspect(s): 
N/A


Written By: 
Captain Gregory L. Van Patten  #1184


Synopsis: 
On 09-20-2021 the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was notified of the presence of human remains underneath Underpass Road at the intersection of North Highway 101 in Willits, California.

A motorist who was traveling through Mendocino County had stopped at the location and located the human remains while walking their dog.

Sheriff's Detectives were summoned to the scene and a corner's investigation was initiated to determine the identity of the human remains and the cause/manner of death.

Sheriff's Detectives collected a DNA sample from the human remains and submitted the sample to the California Department of Justice Jan Bashinski Laboratory in Richmond, California.

On 04-11-2023, the Sheriff’s Office was notified by the California Department of Justice that a DNA match had been made on the human remains submission.

The DNA analysis identified the human remains as being that of Thaddeus Keegan Bradley who had been living a transient lifestyle prior to death.  His mother reported Bradley missing to the Arcata Police Department in July 2022.

Familial DNA samples were obtained during that time and entered into the National Combined Missing and Unidentified System (NAMUS) by the Arcata Police Department.

On 04-11-2023, after official identification of Bradley's remains, the coroner's investigation was concluded with his death being classified as an accidental death due to acute methamphetamine toxicity.


Approved by: 
Captain Gregory L. Van Patten  #1184
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Kendall, Sheriff-Coroner
951 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 463-4411, Sheriff@MendocinoSheriff.com
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