Public-records OSINT + social-media guidance — fraud perpetrators

Date: 2026-08-15 | Method note: Every "VERIFIED" item below was pulled from an official public-records system and is anchored to the addresses/names on the recorded fraudulent deeds. Items marked "LEAD (unverified)" must be confirmed before relying on them. Nothing here is fabricated. For common names, misidentification is the main risk — see the social-media section.

A. VERIFIED — King County Assessor (official property records)

Confirms two of the three perpetrators are real King County property owners at the exact addresses on their fraudulent deeds (strong identity anchors; also potential assets for restitution).

Elizabeth A. Schermer — CONFIRMED owner

• 8406 6th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 — King County parcel 291970-2735
• Owner of record: SCHERMER ELIZABETH A; Legal: GREENWOOD PARK 2ND ADD, S 37½ FT OF N 75 FT
• House built 1924, 1,480 sf; 2026 appraised value $794,000
• Note: Douglas Shroyer lists this SAME address on his deeds but is not the owner of record → he likely resides with/at Schermer's property. (Screenshot: KC_property_Schermer_8406.png)

Irene I. Ingalls — CONFIRMED owner

• 807 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103 — King County parcel 197220-2995
• Owner of record: INGALLS IRENE I; Legal: DENNY & HOYTS ADD
• House built 1906, 2,810 sf, 3 bd / 2 ba; 2026 appraised value $1,232,000
• (Screenshot: KC_property_Ingalls_807.png)

Investigative value: (1) confirms identities/residences to serve process and avoid misidentification; (2) both own substantial Seattle real estate — relevant to restitution / lis pendens / civil recovery; (3) Shroyer's tie to Schermer's address strengthens the "co-actor" theory.

B. LEADS (unverified — confirm before relying)

• Ingalls Construction LLC appears in the Island County index as a judgment debtor: doc #4592321 (Judgement, 10/16/2025, INGALLS CONSTRUCTION LLC → CNH Industrial Capital America LLC, an equipment lender). Unconfirmed whether this LLC is connected to Irene Ingalls — verify via WA SOS (governors/registered agent) before drawing any link.
• WA business entities for Shroyer / Schermer / Ingalls: the WA SOS CCFS search is bot-gated (Cloudflare) and could not be automated. Self-serve steps in Section D.
• Notary John S. Hicks, commission #194569: VERIFIED (2026-08-15) — real, currently ACTIVE WA notary in Seattle, no disciplinary history (WA DOL License Lookup). Commission # matches the name. This is NOT a fake notary; see DOSSIER_03_notary_verification.md. Follow-up: subpoena his notary journal for the five notarization dates (who appeared, what ID was shown).
• Claimed land patents (Shroyer #129 / Ingalls #3212 / Schermer #4211) name real 19th-century pioneers (Amos Phinney, Marshall Blinn, David Franklin). These historical patents are genuine GLO records but convey nothing to the filers — verify/print the true patents at BLM GLO (glorecords.blm.gov) to show the claims are baseless.

C. Social media / personal background — HONEST assessment

• I did not fabricate any social-media profiles. Automated attribution of Facebook/LinkedIn/etc. accounts to common names ("Douglas Shroyer," "Elizabeth Schermer," "Irene Ingalls") is unreliable and risks misidentifying an innocent person — which would damage credibility with the Sheriff and could harm a third party. Most of these platforms are also login-walled to automation.
• The right tool for reliable background is the detective's, not public web scraping: Det. Bo Miller (case #26-I10572) has access to law-enforcement databases (e.g., Accurint/CLEAR/TLO), DOL/DMV, and subpoena power that return authoritative results (DOB, prior addresses, associates, vehicles, criminal history) far more accurately than open-source guessing. A licensed PI (via your attorney) is the civil-side equivalent.
• What you CAN safely do yourself to enrich the file, anchored to the verified data (do these in your own browser; they're quick and bot-friendly for a human):
• King County Recorder (recordsearch.kingcounty.gov) — search each name for deeds/mortgages/UCC revealing other properties, lenders, spouses, and signatures/notaries.
• WA SOS CCFS (ccfs.sos.wa.gov) — search "Ingalls," "Schermer," "Shroyer," and "Ingalls Construction" for LLCs/registered agents (business ties/assets).
• WA Courts (dw.courts.wa.gov) — already captured (COURT_findings.md); recheck periodically.
• WA DOL notary lookup — verify John S. Hicks / #194569.
• If you find a social profile, only treat it as relevant if it independently ties to 8406 6th Ave NW / 807 N 36th St, Seattle or the King County parcels above — otherwise assume it may be a different person.

D. Exact self-serve search steps (bot-gated sites a human can clear in seconds)

1. WA SOS business entities → https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/BusinessSearch → clear the Cloudflare check → Business Name "Contains" → search: INGALLS CONSTRUCTION, SCHERMER, SHROYER, INGALLS. Record UBI#, status, registered agent, governors, principal address.
2. WA notary verification → search "Washington DOL notary public search" → look up commission #194569 / Hicks, John → record name, status, commission dates, bonding.
3. BLM GLO patents → https://glorecords.blm.gov → Search Documents → Patents → WA → enter the patent numbers / township-range (T29N R3E, T30N R3E) → print the genuine patents.
4. King County Recorder → https://recordsearch.kingcounty.gov → search each surname for their real recorded documents (identity, signatures, other assets).

Hand Sections A–B (verified + leads) to Det. Miller and your attorney; ask the detective to run the authoritative background (DOB/associates/priors) through law-enforcement databases rather than relying on open-source social media.