Washington State Mysteries

 From The Everett Herald: Bones are those of missing Granite Falls teenager October 2006 VERLOT — Bones found Tuesday on Mount Pilchuck are those of a Granite Falls man missing for more than a year, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner reported this afternoon. The skeletal remains of Brandon Riley Kempf, 19, were discovered Tuesday by two hikers on the north side of the mountain. Kempf was last seen in August 2005 near Blue Bridge on the Mountain Loop Highway. His clothes were recovered on the bridge, but until last week there was no sign of the Granite Falls teen. The cause of death remains under investigation, according to the medical examiner. The case has been treated in court as a homicide. ADVERTISEMENT 0 seconds of 0 seconds Volume 0%   Prosecutors on Sept. 29 dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a Lake Stevens man who had been charged in connection with Kempf’s death. Aaron J. Hillman, 20, was released from the Snohomish County Jail after spending more than...