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...

  Government wants felon set free Originally published June 22, 2007 at 12:00 am   Updated June 22, 2007 at 2:02 am A convicted felon who escaped from federal prison in Texas last year could soon go free if the government has its way. Shawn Lundy was a... Share story By  David Bowermaster A convicted felon who escaped from federal prison in Texas last year could soon go free if the government has its way. Shawn Lundy was a star witness in a recently completed racketeering trial of four current and former members of the Hells Angels in Washington state. Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle say Lundy’s testimony helped secure a murder conviction against one of the defendants, Rodney Rollness . In response, the government today plans to ask Judge Thomas Zilly to give Lundy, 53, credit for time served and no additional prison time for his escape from the La Tuna Federal Correction Institute in Anthony, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2006. “Mr. Lundy’s importance in the He...

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...