Genelle McDaniel

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Genelle McDaniel
Name	Genelle McDaniel
Sex	Female
Age	61-62
Missing from	Eugene, Oregon
Discovered	October 1, 2016
Location	Gardiner, Oregon
Identified	June 2020
Span	3 years
Cause of death	Suicide

Genelle McDaniel (born 1954) was a woman whose remains were found in the Umpqua River near Gardiner, Oregon, in 2016.

She was identified with the assistance of DNA Solutions in June 2020.

Case

A fisherman found McDaniel's skeletal remains scattered along the bank of the Umpqua River on October 1, 2016. Investigators concluded that the remains belonged to an adult Caucasian female, but few other details could be ascertained. It was estimated she had been dead for 1-3 years prior to her discovery.

Genetic genealogy conducted by DNA Solutions in 2019 identified a relative, which led to her being identified as Genelle McDaniel of Eugene, Oregon.

McDaniel was never reported missing to the police. Circumstantial evidence found by police after her identification suggested that her death was a suicide.

Sources

• The Umpqua Post
• KVAL ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}