{"id":3045,"date":"2026-02-26T00:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:19:19","slug":"detectives-seek-tips-about-cold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/2026\/02\/26\/detectives-seek-tips-about-cold-case\/","title":{"rendered":"DETECTIVES SEEK TIPS ABOUT COLD CASE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 28, 2019, human remains of an unidentified woman were found in a sealed yard debris container on 9th Street East near Lake Tapps, close to Bonney Lake, WA. The remains were previously listed as Jane Doe until recently, through forensic genetic genealogy, she has been identified as Linda Lee Schock 02\/14\/1966. Linda\u2019s death is classified as a homicide, and we are seeking any information about her or her death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Details of the 2019 Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>An excavator operator working in the area noticed the suspicious container, and learned it had remains in it and called 911.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The unidentified body was located in the container wrapped in a blanket with duct tape.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The woman remained unidentified and was listed as Jane Doe. Recent forensic genetic genealogy testing in 2025 has identified the remains belonging to Linda Schock, and the case remains an active, unsolved homicide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please submit all tips and information through Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1-800-222-TIPS (8477)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpcrimestoppers.com\/\">Homepage &#8211; Crime Stoppers of Tacoma\/Pierce County<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/files\/2026\/02\/Cold-Case-Linda-L.-Schock.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/files\/2026\/02\/Cold-Case-Linda-L.-Schock.png 940w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/files\/2026\/02\/Cold-Case-Linda-L.-Schock-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/pcsdblotter\/files\/2026\/02\/Cold-Case-Linda-L.-Schock-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, 2019, human remains of an unidentified woman were found in a sealed yard debris container on 9th Street East near Lake Tapps,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - 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