Rashie Thompson, 44: Boston Woman Goes Unclaimed For Years
On Our Black Girls, I can count the number of unclaimed person cases I’ve written about on one hand. An unclaimed person is identifiable, meaning the authorities know their names or have proven their identity through testing. Still, there has not yet been anyone who has claimed the remains. Many people pass away without sharing their loved ones’ contact information—if they have any friends or family. Some databases house their information with the hope that someone will come forward.
Such is the case of Rashie Thompson.
I came across Rashie’s case while searching through the government’s National Missing & Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), and what stuck out was that there was no date listed for when she passed away. It shows that Rashie Thompson was entered into the NamUs database back in 2017, but that does not necessarily mean that was the year she died.
It was noted in the file that Rashie was born in 1960 and was 44 years old, which places her possible death date at 2004. However, NamUs reported that she died in 2006. This may mean that her age was estimated or based on the information provided by the detox center.
Little Is Known About Rashie
According to NamUs, Rashie was found unresponsive at a detox center in Boston, Massachusetts, and was rushed to a hospital. She stayed there for 24 hours before passing away and has gone unclaimed for years. Her cause of death has not been listed, nor has there been information shared regarding why she was in the detox center. The investigation into finding her loved ones is also unknown.
An attempt to locate any information about Rashie, including a photo, has proven futile, so I hope someone will recognize this name or set of circumstances and resolve this case. I must also recognize that many people pass without having loved ones, as their friends and family may also be dead, or they lived isolated lifestyles away from social circles, even with kin.
Rashie Thompson: What We Know
At the time of her death, Rashie Thompson had brown eyes and black/dark brown hair (3 inches long and thick). Her height and weight are unknown. Both of her ears were pierced, and she had several scars: “3 [inch] long old/healed skin scar across front of right knee; 2 [inch] long, irregular skin scars on lower right knee; 1/8 [of an inch] abrasion covered by a band-aid on left knee.” Rashie was last wearing white longjohns and white hoop earrings.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Massachusetts Office of Chief Medical Examiner at (617) 267-6767 or their local authorities. The agency case number is 2006-1844.
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Sources
NamUs
