Lyle Stevik

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Lyle Stevik (died September 16, 2001) was the alias used by an American man who, in 2001, died by suicide inside a motel room in Amanda Park, Washington. Although his body was quickly discovered, and fingerprints, DNA and dental information collected and recorded, there were no matches in any databases and the man's identity remained unknown until 2018. On May 8, 2018, the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office announced that "Stevik" had been identified after almost 17 years, with assistance from genetic genealogy conducted by the DNA Doe Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying unknown deceased persons. Finding a cluster of matches of relatives, perhaps two to three generations removed, in New Mexico, they were eventually able to locate members of his birth family. The man's family had believed that he was voluntarily estranged from the family. Relatives requested that his identity be withheld publicly for privacy.

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