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download raw .mdVerified identifiers (from primary recorded documents) — fraud perpetrators
All items below are extracted directly from the recorded instruments (image + OCR) captured in
09_fraud-case/docs. These are primary-source, court-admissible facts — the strongest basis for
identifying the individuals and avoiding misidentification. Treat everything in the later OSINT
section as leads to be verified against these anchors.
Notary (appears on ALL three parties' deeds)
- John S. Hicks, Washington notary commission #194569, commission expiration shown as 9-01-25 (one deed OCR'd "2/26/25" — likely OCR error; the seal reads 9-01-25).
- Same notary notarized all three fraudulent QCDs and the supporting notices — a central figure to verify (see OSINT: WA DOL notary check). If the commission is invalid or not issued to this person, that is a strong forgery/false-certification indicator.
Douglas Steven Shroyer
| Field | Value (from records) |
|---|---|
| Address of record | 8406 6th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 |
| Instruments | QCD #4582708 (02/27/2025); Notice #4582592 (02/24/2025); Notice #4582709 (02/27/2025); Declaration #4583915 (04/01/2025) |
| Land claimed | 577.70 ac — Gov't Lots + aliquots in Secs 29, 32, 33, T30N R3E |
| Claimed patent | U.S. Land Patent No. 129, dated Dec 9, 1864; named original grantee "Amos Phinney and Company" |
| Signature (OCR) | appears as "Douglas ... Shroyer" / "Paylas Star" (OCR garble) |
Elizabeth A. Schermer
| Field | Value (from records) |
|---|---|
| Address of record | 8406 6th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 (SAME as Shroyer) |
| Instruments | QCD #4583924 (04/01/2025); Notice #4583966 (04/02/2025); Declaration #4585252 (05/02/2025) |
| Land claimed | 171.30 ac — Lots 3,4 & SW¼NW¼ Sec 4; Lot 1 of Sec 5, T29N R3E (the subject/Neis cluster) |
| Claimed patent | U.S. Land Patent Account No. 4211, dated Mar 7, 1892; named original grantee "David Franklin" |
Irene Ingalls
| Field | Value (from records) |
|---|---|
| Address of record | 807 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103 |
| Instruments | QCD #4583923 (04/01/2025); Notice #4583965 (04/02/2025); Declaration #4585251 (05/02/2025) |
| Land claimed | 120 ac — SE¼NE¼ Sec 32; SW¼SW¼ & SE¼SE¼ Sec 33, T30N R3E |
| Claimed patent | U.S. Land Patent Account No. 3212, dated May 1, 1872; named original grantee "Marshall Blinn" |
Key relationships / observations (from records)
- Shroyer and Schermer share one address (8406 6th Ave NW, Seattle 98117) — likely same household or co-actors; strong link for investigators.
- All three used the identical sovereign-citizen "land-patent" template, the same notary (Hicks #194569), and filed in the same ~5-week window (02/24–05/02/2025) — a coordinated pattern.
- The named "original grantees" (Amos Phinney, Marshall Blinn, David Franklin) are real 19th-century Whidbey Island/Puget Sound pioneers — the filers appear to have pulled genuine historical patent names from GLO records to lend false credibility. This is verifiable at BLM GLO.
- The recording addresses put all three in King County (Seattle) — so identity/asset checks (property, business entities, courts) should focus on King County plus the parcels they targeted in Island County.