Washington State Mysteries

Court papers: Teacher says he was going to 'murder everyone's children' by KOMO Staff Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 A threat from an employee prompted a modified lockdown Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Presidents Elementary School in Arlington and at the offices of the Arlington School District. (Photo: KOMO News) AA EVERETT, Wash. -- A teacher at an elementary school in Arlington told another teacher that he was "going to murder everyone's children in the building and make them watch," court documents say. The statement prompted a modified lockdown Monday at Presidents Elementary School and a nearby Arlington School District office. The teacher was arrested in Bellingham and jailed for investigation of felony harassment. The 52-year-old teacher appeared before a judge Tuesday and was ordered held on $10,000 bail. Court documents say a school district employee called an Arlington police officer about threats he had first heard about on Friday. The police off...

Eastern Washington hole is shrouded in mystery by Denise Whitaker http://komonews.com/news/local/gallery/eastern-washington-hole-is-shrouded-in-mystery-11-21-2015#photo-1 ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- From Bigfoot to the disappearance of D.B. Cooper, the Pacific Northwest is full of mysteries. Another mystery buried deep in the hills of eastern Washington keeps resurfacing. Ellensburg and its surrounding valleys and Manastash Ridge are beautiful in any season. Some believe what lies beneath is a deep, dark hole with supernatural powers. A man named Red Elk is one of the only people alive known to have ever seen the mysterious hole. A Native American Shaman, or medicine man, Red Elk said his dad first showed him the hole in 1961. "He said 'This is an endless hole,'" Red Elk said. Red Elk's been back many times and said strange things happen every time he goes near it. "People get it confused with what I call the devil's hole," he said. Many locals cl...

Thursday, November 21, 1991 The Victims: Forty Unsolved Murders Since 1984 This is a list of 40 unsolved killings in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties since 1984, the year officials say the Green River killer stopped murdering young women in the Seattle area. Nearly all the 40 victims were women, many whose deaths resemble the deaths of the serial killer's victims - prostitutes or young, street-wise teenagers. KING COUNTY 1. Sarah Habakangas, 17, of Virginia, found strangled Nov. 5, 1991, off Interstate 90 east of North Bend. Had been living in Tacoma and near Sea-Tac strip since arriving in Seattle area six months ago. Arrested twice in Seattle for prostitution. 2. Anna Lee Chebetnoy, 14, of Puyallup, found Sept. 17, 1991, off Highway 410 east of Enumclaw. Last seen in Puyallup. Found near where a Sumner teenager's remains discovered in 1990. 3. Remains of woman found Sept. 11, 1991, 10 miles east of Enumclaw near Highway 410. Remains were of woman with African-Americ...

MAN'S BODY FOUND AT ARLINGTON November 19, 2009 Share (ARLINGTON, WA) -- Police say the body of a white male, possibly in his 20’s, was found in a field in Arlington Wednesday morning. Police were called to the scene near the 23400 block of 35th Avenue NE by a resident in the area. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner will do an autopsy to determine cause of death and release the man’s identity when it is available. There were two young white males reported as missing recently in Snohomish County. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s office is seeking the whereabouts of a Snohomish man who was reported missing in October. On October 20, 2009, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing man named Christian Mattson. Mattson was last seen leaving the Shell Gas Station located in the 18000 block of SR9 in Snohomish on October 16th at approximately 8:40AM. Mattson is described as a white male, 22 years of age, 6’02”, 230 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair...

MENU 36 Human remains found under slab in Arlington; woman arrested by KOMO Staff VIEW PHOTO GALLERY 2 photos AA ARLINGTON, Wash. - Investigators found dismembered human remains buried under a concrete slab on private property in Arlington on Thursday, and a woman has been arrested in connection with the grisly discovery. Shari Ireton of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said detectives believe the remains belong to a man who disappeared without a trace in 2004 under suspicious circumstances. The woman who was arrested is his ex-wife. The remains were found Thursday after a search warrant was served on the property in the 8100 block of Wade Road. They were verified as human by an anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner's Office, Ireton said. Detectives believe the remains are that of a former Boeing employee who friends, family and co-workers have not heard from since 2004. Identification of the remains, as well as cause and manner of death, are pend...