Washington State Mysteries

Push to exhume bodies in King County By: Dave Wagner Updated: Oct 7, 2019 - 11:33 PM 1 of 2 Facebook Push to exhume bodies in King County Washington’s state forensic anthropologist would like to unearth a mystery in King County.  There are 41 bodies that remain unidentified and some Washington leaders would like to exhume some of them. "I would love at some point to get some of those individuals out of the ground. It's on my wish list,” Dr. Kathy Taylor, Washington State Forensic Anthropologist, told KIRO 7 last year.  Content Continues Below The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is looking for the public’s help in identifying some bodies that were buried before the advent of DNA.  Cloyd Steiger leads the cold case unit for the Washington Attorney General’s Office.  He said he supports the idea of exhuming the bodies. “I absolutely do. It's a priority because there's no reason not to. You could never have done any of this just a few years ago and they

MyNorthwest.com Child sex trafficking – as easy in Seattle as ordering a pizza APRIL 13, 2017 AT 8:54 AM Child sex trafficking has become a $42 billion a year illegal industry. Local police estimate up to 500 teens are working as sex slaves every day in King County. This sign on a boarded up motel along Aurora Avenue urges those involved with prostitution to seek help. (Linda Thomas photo) LISTEN: In our society people should not be able to order a girl for sex the same way they can order a pizza and have it delivered to their home. That’s what a mom says about child sex trafficking, which she knew nothing about until her daughter was sold as a sex slave between Everett and Burien for 108 days. “You warn them about the boogeyman and you warn them about the dangers of crossing the street without holding an adult’s hand when they’re younger, and you talk about the dangers of texting while driving. These are the things that you are worried about when your children are growing up,”