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Authorities find suitcases with $1 million of meth in Washington forest The value of the seized methamphetamine is estimated at about $1 million. CRIME Author: Megan Carroll Published: 10:25 AM PDT June 19, 2019 Updated: 12:37 PM PDT June 19, 2019 MAZAMA, Wash. – A sergeant with the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office and his K-9 partner found two suitcases filled with 186 pounds of methamphetamine in the Okanogan National Forest on Monday. The sheriff’s office assisted the Department of Homeland Security with the air smuggling investigation near Mazama, Wash. Archive is making sure internet history doesn't disappear FEATURED BY Sgt. Gene Davis and K-9 Gunner found the suitcases in an area of the forest covered in heavy brush. According to the sheriff’s office, the value of the seized methamphetamine is estimated at about $1 million. The sheriff’s office says K-9 Gunner was purchased with funds raised by Okanogan County residents. He has been wo...

Edmonds-area man free on bail in cold-case murder June 17, 2019 868 2 Suspect Terrence Miller, right, with defense attorney Laura Martin during his arraignment in April. (Photo by Larry Vogel) Linked through forensic DNA evidence to the 1972 rape and murder of 20-year-old Jody Loomis, Terrence Miller, 77, posted bond and was released on Friday, June 14, from the Snohomish County jail. Charged with first-degree murder, he has pleaded not guilty to the crime. Miller was arrested in April at his home in the 15900 block of 52nd Avenue West, which has an Edmonds post office address but is located in unincorporated Snohomish County. Investigations conducted in the wake of the 47-year-old crime were inconclusive and the case remained unsolved.  Evidence included a semen sample collected from the victim, which has remained in storage in the police crime labs. The case remained cold for decades, but recent advances in forensic DNA technology prompted a new look at the evidence. By c...

Man who confessed to 90 murders indicted in connection with two more Samuel Little, 78, was indicted on Friday in connection with strangulation deaths Authorities identified the two women as Mary Jo Peyton, 21, and Rose Evans, 32 He had already confessed to killing more than 90 women across United States Prosecutors said Little confessed to killing Peyton in 1984 and Evans in 1991 If all 90 confessions are confirmed, Little would be the deadliest known US serial killer, surpassing the likes of Ted Bundy and Green River's Gary Ridgway Samuel Little, 78, who has confessed to killing 90 women across the US was indicted Friday in Ohio for the strangulation deaths of two women decades ago Samuel Little, 78, who has confessed to killing 90 women across the US was indicted Friday in Ohio for the strangulation deaths of two women decades ago A man who has confessed to killing more than 90 women across the US was indicted Friday in Ohio for the strangulation deaths of two women deca...