Washington State Mysteries

Woman's body found in remote Clallam County wilderness Investigators believe the woman found in the Olympic National Forest was the victim of a homicide. CRIME Author: Eric Wilkinson Published: 5:39 PM PST February 17, 2020 Updated: 5:39 PM PST February 17, 2020 BLYN, Wash. — A woman's body was found deep in the Buckhorn Wilderness of the Olympic National Forest in Clallam County on Friday. Police aren't saying much about the discovery except that the body is that of a woman and she appears to be the victim of a homicide.  Investigators won't say how she was killed, whether she was clothed or how old she appears to be. They did tell KING 5 the woman doesn't appear to have been dead for very long. Her body was found off Forest Service Road 28 near the town of Blyn, about 25 miles southeast of Port Angeles. The area is so dense that investigators had to tie brightly colored ribbons to the trees so they could find their way through the remote roads to the crime scene. ...

Human remains found near Lake Tapps By: KIRO 7 News Staff , Kevin McCarty Updated: Aug 29, 2019 - 9:00 PM Loading... Facebook LAKE TAPPS, Wash. - Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said they found unidentified human remains at a construction site near Lake Tapps on Wednesday morning. At about 9:15 a.m., deputies said they received a call from a contractor who reported finding the remains in vacant lot on 9th Street East near Evergreen Point. >> See photos of the investigation Content Continues Below Deputies said crews were in the process of clearing a lot where an abandoned mobile home once stood and found a trash or recycling bin, emptied it out and found the remains inside, according to investigators. “We are looking at this as a homicide,” said Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman detective Ed Troyer. Troyer said a preliminary examination indicates the skeleton appears to be that of a female but said that has not been confirmed...

SEATTLE powered by Wunderground Logo CLOSE NEWS Part 2: Missing-person cases are routinely ignored By LISE OLSEN AND LEWIS KAMB, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS | February 17, 2003 Jim Lowry, 88, is the oldest inmate in the Washington state correctional system. He is doing time for attempted murder and authorities say he is a suspect in two missing-person cases. He is shown here in the Ahtanum View Correctional Complex, a Department of Corrections assisted-living center in Yakima. Photo: Gilbert W. Arias/Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photo: Gilbert W. Arias/Seattle Post-Intelligencer IMAGE 1 OF 4 Jim Lowry, 88, is the oldest inmate in the Washington state correctional system. He is doing time for attempted murder and authorities say he is a suspect in two missing-person cases. He is shown here in the ... more The locals knew something was wrong when the Hindmans' red Ford convertible was parked all night long at the Big Y Cafe in Dryden. Police later found blood on...

-- BREAKING NEWS Human remains found by work crew in Snohomish May 10, 2018 (SNOHOMISH, WA.) – The Snohomish County Sheriff’s office says a crew cleaning up roadside litter Wednesday afternoon found what appeared to be human remains near the intersection of Downes Road and Fales Road near State Route 522. “Detectives with the Major Crimes and Collision Investigation Units responded around 3 p.m. and recovered the unidentified remains,” said sheriff’s office Communications Director Shari Ireton. “Gender and age of the person were undetermined. Also recovered was a suitcase and a blanket. Identification of the deceased will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner, as well as cause and manner of death. There was no mention by the sheriff’s office if any indications of foul play were present at the recovery scene. UPDATE REMAINS FOUND WERE JAMIE HAGGERTY Officials said the remains were found near Downes Road and Fales Road on May 9. Deputies said a crew cleaning up...