Scientists look for relatives based on DNA of partial skull found in Mountlake Terrace home

Forensic genetic genealogists have processed the DNA of a partial skull found in a home that was sold in Mountlake Terrace in 2025.

’Golden Doe’ was the nickname given to an unidentified man whose cranium was found in a recently sold residence on 48th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace on Jan. 14, 2025.

Based on cranial anatomy, genealogists initially believed the skull belonged to a woman…