“‘Dusted and Deranged’: Morgue Employee Attacks Coworker in Bizarre Assault”
Seattle, WA – A disturbing incident at Evergreen Memorial Mortuary has left one employee hospitalized and another in police custody after a sudden, violent attack inside the facility.
Authorities say Bryan Fueller, a 38-year-old mortuary technician, assaulted his coworker, Eleanor Vasquez, using a container of embalming powder in what police are calling an unprovoked act of workplace violence. Security footage captured the entire incident, as no other employees were present inside the building at the time.
Vasquez recalled the terrifying moments leading up to the attack. “He wasn’t himself. He was scratching at his arms, jerking like something was wrong with him. Then he just grabbed the powder and came at me,” she told reporters from her hospital bed.
The footage shows Fueller chasing Vasquez through the empty halls before she escaped into the street, where bystanders witnessed the final moments of the attack. Multiple reports describe him staggering in place and suddenly collapsing, his aggression vanishing as quickly as it appeared.
When police arrived, Fueller was dazed and unresponsive, muttering about “something crawling under his skin.” Officers initially suspected drug use, but toxicology tests have yet to confirm any substances in his system.
His coworkers, after reviewing the footage, have been left unsettled. “That wasn’t Bryan. I’ve worked with the guy for years, and he’s never even raised his voice,” said one colleague, who wished to remain anonymous. “One second he’s losing it, the next he’s just... gone. Like a light switch.”
Security cameras also captured a young woman approaching the front entrance minutes before the attack. Described as disheveled, dressed in loose-fitting clothes, and briefly peering inside before returning to her car, her presence has not been linked to the incident, though some online speculation has begun questioning if she saw something unusual before leaving.
Adding another layer to the mystery, a routine inventory check following the incident has revealed that two bodies are unaccounted for. There were no signs of forced entry or tampering with the facility’s locks, and investigators have not determined if the missing corpses are connected to the attack.
One other strange detail has caught investigators’ attention. Security footage shows an unidentified figure entering the morgue through the rear entrance shortly after the attack. The individual was inside for just a few minutes before leaving, and nothing else appears to have been taken. Police have not confirmed whether they believe this person is connected to the incident.
As Fueller awaits psychiatric evaluation at King County Detention Center, theories about his sudden breakdown continue to spread. While some blame undiagnosed mental illness or substance abuse, others are reaching for more unusual explanations.
Vasquez, still recovering from minor injuries, remains shaken. “It doesn’t make sense,” she said. “That wasn’t Bryan.”
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