Rexford, MT Area Cold Cases
Name
Glenn CawleyAge
55Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
Agency
Twin Falls Sheriff's Office
Name
Jesse WilliamsAge
31Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On 06/09/05 at about 5:00pm, Jesse and an associate met several Asian males at the Lake Stickney boat ramp parking lot. One of the Asian males went by the nickname, "China". The Asian males were in a tan/white Ford Bronco. Jesse was shot by one of the males while he was sitting in the car. His associate drove him to Stevens Hospital where he died.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Edward KimAge
25Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 03/25/2005, at about 1:30pm, Edward's body was located in a vacant house in the 7200 block of Picnic Point Rd. Overlooking Puget Sound. He was a Canadian involved in International drug activity. Earlier in the month, he had been to the Los Angeles area. He last had phone contact with his family on the evening of 03/24/2005.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Sharon AndersonAge
50Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Shari was last seen 12/12/2000 at her Lake Goodwin area residence which is located in the 17600 block of 40th Ave. West, Stanwood. Her silver Toyota 4-Runner was located at the Everett Mall later that dayAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Anthony FergusonAge
41Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 03/26/2005, the victim was found dead in his apartment in the 7400 block of Rainier Ave. In Everett.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Martin WilliamsAge
87Cause of Death
ArsonInfo
On 07/10/1987, Martin died in a fire in his home in the 8200 block of 27th Ave NE, Marysville. The Fire Marshal's office has determined that this was arson.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Melissa LeeAge
15Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 04/13/1993 at 9:30pm, Melissa was home alone. When family members arrived home about midnight, they found the door open and signs of a struggle inside. Melissa was missing. At about 3:00 the next afternoon, her body was found under the Edgewater Creek Bridge in the 3800 block of Mukilteo Blvd.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Veronica NelsonAge
41Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 05/07/1990, Roni failed to show up for work at Boeing. Roni's body was found in her home in the 12700 block of 42nd Ave. NE, Marysville, by a co-worker who went there to check on herAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Douglas ErlandsonAge
60Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On the morning of 12/16/2005, the victim was found at home with apparent head wounds and transported to a hospital where he died of his injuries. He lived in the 4300 block of 212th St SE, Bothell. Skip lived with his 18 year old son who found him unresponsive shortly before 8:30am. He was last seen the previous evening at about 8:00pm.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Louis HolmesAge
43Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On 08/28/1977, the victim was found shot to death in a driveway near his home in the 11500 block of Highway 99 South, Everett.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Michelle E KoskiAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 08/25/1990, Michelle's body was found near Highway 522 and Echo Lake Road, Snohomish. She was last seen near her house in the 13300 block of 30th Ave NE, Seattle (Lake City) on 08/18/1990. Earlier that day, Michelle had been at an apartment in the 6200 block of 14th Ave. NW, SeattleAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Frank RattieAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 08/12/1999, Frank's body was found under the Highway 529 Bridge on the north side of the Snohomish River. His vehicle was found in the parking lot at Anthony's Home Port in Everett, where Frank was employed at the timeAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Tracey BrazzelAge
22Cause of Death
MissingInfo
On Friday 05/26/1995, Tracey was last seen at Kodiak Ron's Pub in the 12200 block of Highway 99, Everett (at Airport Road). She was reported missing 06/04/1995. She worked as a hair stylist at Great Clips in Mill Creek. Her white Ford Probe was found near her Keeler Corner Apartment in the 4500 block of 164th St SW, Lynnwood.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Christopher PorterAge
43Cause of Death
RobberyInfo
On 12/14/2005, Chris was found shot to death in his residence in the 100 block of 146th St. SE, Lynnwood. He was the victim of an apparent home invasion robbery. The last contact someone had with Chris was around 11:00pm the night before.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Katherine DobsonAge
24Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 02/16/1992, Kathy's body was found 1/4 mile northeast of the 5600 block of Picnic Point Road, Edmonds. She was last seen alive during the last two weeks of June 1991. Kathy lived in south Everett.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Robert KerrAge
43Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 07/12/2003, Robert's Body was found in a dirt lot near the 3500 blk of 166th PI SW. He had just moved into an apartment in the Paul Revere Apartment building located at 1018 9th Ave, on Capital Hill in Seattle.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Jennifer BurnettoAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 06/29/1988, the victim was found a short distance north of mile post 8.2 Off the Index/Galena Rd. She was last seen alive shortly after her release from the Pierce County Jail on 06/10/1988Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Dale JohnsonAge
24Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On 02/18/1978, the victim was shot to death in his home by an intruder. He lived in the 600 block of 112th St SW, Everett. Dale was on the phone with 911 when he was killed.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Yee LuAge
13Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 07/01/1983, Yee Lu was found murdered in her residence located in the 27400 block of 76th Dr NW, StanwoodAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Kenneth WestphalAge
55Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 10/12/1996, Ken Westphal's body was found in his home in the 13500 block of Beverly-Edmonds Park Road, Lynnwood. He rented rooms to recovering addicts in various 'TIAS' homes (There Is A Solution) in the Everett to Edmonds area. Some of Ken's property was taken during the murder.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Susanna StoddenAge
27Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On the morning of 07/11/2006, Susanna and her mother Mary went hiking on the Pinnacle Lake Trail. Later that day, they were found shot to death on the trail. The Pinnacle Lake Trail is located in the National Forest off the Mountain Loop Highway east of Granite Falls and VerlotAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Mary CooperAge
56Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On the morning of 07/11/2006, Susanna and her mother Mary went hiking on the Pinnacle Lake Trail. Later that day, they were found shot to death on the trail. The Pinnacle Lake Trail is located in the National Forest off the Mountain Loop Highway east of Granite Falls and VerlotAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Susan SchwarzAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
At about 4:00pm on 10/22/1979, Susan was found dead in her home in the 22800 block of Locust Way in Alderwood Manor. Property was missing from the home.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Tira SnyderAge
19Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
At 8:00pm on 07/01/1985, Tira was found shot to death in her Lake Roesiger home. Her infant daughter had been left in the car for approximately 5 hours, but survived because she was in the shadeAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Rory ShoemakerAge
34Cause of Death
MissingInfo
On 09/01/1995, Rory left his Everett home to meet with friends at the Red Bridge Camp Ground east of Granite Falls. Rory left in his white 1979 Datsun 2 door hatchback. Rory was reported missing 09/06/1995. His vehicle has never been foundAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
John DoeAge
20Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On 06/11/1994, the body of an unidentified male was found in Lake Stickney, north of Lynnwood. He died from gunshot wounds and had been in the water from several months to a year. He was most likely white, but could be Hispanic or of mixed race. He was about 5' 11" tall and weighed about 150 pounds. This is a sketch of what he might have looked like.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Gary HinkleyAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 01/29/1975, at about 4:45am an arson fire was started at 3418 177th PL SW, Lynnwood where the victim resided with his foster family. The victim received burns to 85% of his body and died on 03/04/1975, as a result of those injuriesAgency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Madeline JohnsonAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On Monday 03/24/1980, the victim's body was discovered in her Lake Stickney home north of Lynnwood. She was probably killed in the early morning hours of Saturday 03/22/1980.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Robert MarshallAge
29Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
At about 9:00am on 03/07/1982, Brent was found stabbed to death in his taxi cab at 46th Ave SE and 208th St SE in Bothell. Brent drove a taxi for Hawley's North End Taxi. His last fare was dispatched shortly before midnight on 03/06/1982, to the Sir Loin Inn in Lake Forest Park.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Reina PedersonAge
65Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 01/22/1980, Reina's body was found at a construction site at the dead end of 113th St. SE, off the Davies Road near Lake Stevens. Reina was last seen leaving the Corner Tavern in Lynnwood with a young light-skinned black male she apparently met there.Agency
Snohomish County Sheriff
Name
Kavonte CrowleyAge
29Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 29-year-old Kavonte Crowley. On Feb. 19, 2022, Between 6:00 and 6:30 p.M., Crowley was shot and killed in the area of S 43rd St and S Cedar St.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Diana DavisAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
At 10:54 p.M. On Wednesday July 29, 2020, a silver 2013 Chevrolet Impala was found fully engulfed in flames in the 1600 block of Court E road in downtown Tacoma. The vehicle’s registered owner - Diana Davis - was not located at the scene. Davis was reported missing and had not been seen or heard from since approximately 3:00 p.M. On Monday July 27, when she was believed to be going to a community garden in the City of Tacoma. On August 5, 2020, the remains of Diana Davis were found in a remote wooded area along Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass. Detectives are investigating Davis’ disappearance and death as a homicide. Detectives are looking for any information on Davis’ whereabouts, including any suspicious persons or activity in the area where her burned car was found. They are also looking for any information on where Davis’ silver Chevrolet Impala with Washington license plates BSR0058 may have been located between July 27 and the night of July 29.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Tracy SehmelAge
49Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 49-year-old Tracy Sehmel of Roy. At approximately noon on Wednesday January 3, 2018, a silver Saturn sedan was towed from outside a residence in the area of 97th St. And Sheridan Ave. In the City of Tacoma. The following afternoon employees at the tow yard discovered the body of the owner of the vehicle – later identified as Tracy Sehmel – inside the trunk of the car. Detectives have learned Tracy Sehmel was last seen alive on January 1, 2018, when he dropped off his son at a relative’s house in the City of Auburn. The victim was reported missing by his family after they failed to hear from him for several days and he did not show up for work. Detectives are looking for any information on the whereabouts of Tracy Sehmel and/or his vehicle from January 1 until January 3, 2018, including information on any suspicious persons seen with Sehmel or his vehicle around the time he went missing.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Oscar BlackwaterAge
74Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 74-year-old Oscar Blackwater. On Monday August 21st, 2017, a friend found victim Oscar Blackwater’s body in a homeless encampment in a wooded area in the 3500 block of Pacific Ave. S. In the City of Tacoma. The friend had been looking for Blackwater after failing to hear from him for several days. Investigators determined that Blackwater died from homicidal violence. At the time of his death, Oscar Blackwater was a transient and frequented the area of Pacific Ave. S. And Portland Ave. In the City of Tacoma. He was last seen in the area of 38th St. And Pacific Ave. On the evening of Wednesday August 16th, 2017. Detectives are looking for information on any suspicious persons and/or activity in the area where Blackwater’s body was found. They are also looking for information on Blackwater’s whereabouts and/or any persons seen with the victim between Wednesday August 16th and Monday August 21st, 2017.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Tyrell StokesAge
29Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 29-year-old Tyrell Stokes. At 2:08 a.M. On Sunday October 23rd, 2016, patrol officers heard approximately 20 to 30 gunshots coming from the area of the Opal Lounge, located in the 5200 block of South Tacoma Way in the City of Tacoma. When officers arrived they found victim Tyrell Stokes inside the nightclub suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. Outside the nightclub officers found two other men suffering from gunshot wounds. Stokes later died from his injuries. Inside the bar there were over 50 witnesses actively fighting with each other and with police and fire as they attempted to provide medical aid to the victims. Many of the witnesses were uncooperative and refused to provide statements to investigators.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Tony BowersAge
Cause of Death
InjuriesInfo
Lakewood Police need your help to identify the suspects involved in an assault where the victim later died from his injuries. Sometime between 4:50 p.M. And 5:00 p.M. On Saturday July 18th, 2015, victim Anthony Bowers was assaulted by four unidentified male suspects. The assault occurred at an undetermined location somewhere between the Walmart store on Bridgeport Way in Lakewood and Manitou Park on 66th St. S. In Tacoma. The victim was in the Lakewood/Tacoma area to attend a family reunion at Manitou Park. The victim told his family he had been assaulted after leaving the Walmart store on his way to the family reunion. The victim suffered head injuries and bruising during the assault. The victim then left the family reunion and returned home to Oregon, where he died a few days later from his injuries. Detectives are looking for information on any assaults that occurred in the area of the Walmart store and Manitou Park on the afternoon/evening of Saturday July 18th. At the time of the assault the victim was driving a 1996 light teal colored BMW 328 convertible with Oregon license plates.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Logan HettingerAge
21Cause of Death
InjuriesInfo
At 9:30 p.M. On Thursday August 21st, 2014, Tacoma Police responded to a car crash in the 9000 block of S. Hosmer St. In the City of Tacoma. Witnesses saw a black Ford Mustang and an unidentified white car traveling at high speeds on S. Hosmer St., Before the driver of the Mustang lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree. The driver of the Mustang suffered critical injuries; the driver of the unidentified white car did not stop and fled the scene. The victim was 21 year-old Logan Hettinger of Prairie Home, Missouri. Hettinger was a soldier in the United States Army; he is survived by a wife and a young daughter.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Tyliah YoungAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect responsible for the murder of 22-year-old Tyliah Young of New York City. On the afternoon of Sunday January 13th, 2013, the body of victim Tyliah Young was found in an alleyway west of the 1200 block of S. Ainsworth Ave. In the City of Tacoma. Young was deceased from homicidal violence and is believed to have been killed several hours before her body was found. Tyliah Young’s family reported her missing on Friday January 11th, 2013, after she had not been seen or heard from in several days. Detectives are looking for any information on the victim’s whereabouts in the days before her body was found, and/or suspicious persons seen in the area.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Fred GonzalezAge
35Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 35-year-old Fred Gonzalez of South Hill. On the night of Wednesday June 13th, 2012, the body of victim Fred Gonzalez was found in the back of Gonzalez’s blue Cadillac Escalade truck. The truck was found in a parking lot of an apartment building in the 2200 block of 99th St. S. In Tacoma. Detectives believe Gonzalez was shot in the head by unidentified suspects(s), then put in the back of his truck before the vehicle was abandoned by the suspect(s). Fred Gonzalez’s family reported him missing on the night of Tuesday June 12th after he failed to return home and had not been seen or heard from in several hours. Detectives are looking for any information on the victim’s whereabouts in the days before his body was found, and/or suspicious persons seen in the area where the truck was located.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Billy Shirley IIIAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of 17-year-old Billy Shirley III. At 5:00 a.M. On Saturday August 27th, 2011, victim Billy Shirley was shot following an argument at a large party in a warehouse-type building in the 1600 block of Center St. In the City of Tacoma. At the time of the shooting there were over 100 people in attendance at the party, and investigators are asking anyone who may have been there to please come forward.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Teo KnightAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help in solving a homicide. At 4:05 a.M. On Sunday December 2nd, 2007, victim Teo Knight was shot and killed by unidentified suspect(s) outside of his apartment, located in the 5000 block of S. 58Th St. In Tacoma. At the time of the shooting, Teo Knight had just returned home from his work as a bouncer at Champions Sports Bar in Lakewood. Knight had parked his vehicle and was walking toward his apartment when he was shot multiple times by unidentified suspect(s). He died days later from his wounds. Detectives are looking for any information that may help solve Knight’s murder.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Steven ChennellsAge
51Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On Wednesday May 9th, 2007, a body was found under the eastbound lanes of the Highway 16 overpass on the north side of 12th St. S. In Tacoma. The victim died of homicidal violence, and had been there for 2 to 4 weeks before being found. The victim has been identified as 51-year-old Steven Christopher Chennells, a white male, 5’10”, 150 lbs with dark hair. He was found wearing a dark blue sweatshirt with an American flag on the front. Steven Chennells was last seen in early April of 2007. Detectives are looking for any information on any persons seen with Chennells or any suspicious activity in the area where the homicide occurred.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Luis Guevara-SanchezAge
30Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help in solving the murder of Luis Angel Guevara-Sanchez. At 12:50 a.M. On February 3rd, 2005, victim Luis Guevara-Sanchez was shot to death inside the El Jimador restaurant, located in the 6400 block of 6th Ave. In the City of Tacoma. Witnesses saw three unidentified suspects follow Guevara-Sanchez from the restaurant’s bar into the restroom. The suspects argued with Guevera-Sanchez, then fired multiple gunshots striking and killing him. The suspects then ran out of the restaurant and fled the area in a dark green Nissan Maxima. The first suspect is described as a hispanic male, 25-30 years old, medium build, with short hair. He was wearing a short-sleeved yellow or light colored shirt, and had blood on his hands and face. The second suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 25-30 years old, with a medium build. He was wearing a short-sleeved blue polo shirt, and may have been shot in the shoulder during the fight. The third suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 25-30 years old, 5'8”-5'9”, and 175 lbs.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Vicente CadenasAge
25Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspects responsible for the murder of Vicente Cadenas, a 25 year old father from Tacoma. At 6:45 p.M. On Wednesday February 11th, 2004, victim Vicente Cadenas was shot by unidentified suspects as he walked home from a convenience store located at 44th St. E. And Portland Ave. In east Tacoma. The shots were fired at the victim from across Portland Ave. Cadenas was able to return to his apartment, but died shortly thereafter from his wounds. Tacoma Police detectives are looking for information on anyone who may be a suspect in this homicide. Detectives are also looking for information on anyone who may have had contact with Cadenas in the minutes before the shooting occurred.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Terrance MaloneAge
19Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspects responsible for the murder of 19 year-old Terrance Malone. At 8:55 p.M. On Tuesday March 4th, 2003, victim Terrance Malone was shot by unidentified suspects in the parking lot of a convenience store located at 44th St. E. And Portland Ave. In east Tacoma. The victim was shot once in the head, and died shortly thereafter from his wounds.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Jeremy Britt-BayinthavongAge
5Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murders of 19 year-old Kimberly Riley and 5 year-old Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong. At 10:05 p.M. On Thursday November 28th, 2002, victims Kimberly Riley and Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong were attending a family gathering for Thanksgiving at a house in the 1000 block of S. 75Th St. In Tacoma. Unidentified suspect(s) walked up to the house and fired multiple shots through the downstairs windows, killing Britt-Bayinthavong and Riley, and injuring two others inside of the house.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Dale SmithAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspects responsible for the murder of Dale Smith. At 3:20 a.M. On Wednesday July 11th, 2001, victim Dale Smith was shot and killed by an unidentified suspect during an attempted robbery in the 1500 block of Commerce St. In downtown Tacoma. The suspect approached Smith and demanded cash, then shot the victim. After the shooting, witnesses saw two unidentified males running away from the area heading southbound on Commerce St. One of the suspects is described as a black male, approximately 40 years old, 5'8" tall, with a slender build and black hair worn in dreadlocks, and was seen carrying a handgun as he ran away.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Tealano TrujilloAge
24Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of Tealano Trujillo, a 24 year-old man from Tacoma. At 4:00 a.M. On September 17th, 1999, victim Tealano Trujillo awoke to sounds of a prowler breaking into a vehicle parked outside of his residence in the 6400 block of S. Puget Sound Ave. In the City of Tacoma. Trujillo went outside and chased after the prowler, who had stolen a stereo from Trujillo's vehicle. Tealano Trujillo returned to his residence a short time later with his stolen stereo, and was standing on his front porch when multiple shots were fired at him by unidentified suspect(s). Detectives are looking for any information on the identity of the car prowler(s), who is believed to be a likely suspect in the shooting.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Linda TranAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect responsible for the murder of 26 year-old Linda Tran, her 9 year-old daughter Patricia, 1 year-old son Austin, and Linda Tran's unborn child. At 8:15 p.M. On December 18th, 1998, witnesses saw an unidentified man arguing with victim Linda Tran in front of the victim's house in the 1700 block of E. 40Th St. In the City of Tacoma. Witnesses saw the suspect chase the victim into the house with a baseball bat and heard him order Tran's children into the house. Minutes later Tran's house exploded in flames, killing the victim and her children. Detectives believe the suspect beat the victims, set the house on fire, and then locked the victims inside of the house before fleeing on foot. The unidentified suspect seen arguing with Linda Tran before the fire was described as an asian or black male. Detectives believe the victim knew the suspect and are looking for any information on the suspect’s identityAgency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers
Name
Patricia TranAge
9Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect responsible for the murder of 26 year-old Linda Tran, her 9 year-old daughter Patricia, 1 year-old son Austin, and Linda Tran's unborn child. At 8:15 p.M. On December 18th, 1998, witnesses saw an unidentified man arguing with victim Linda Tran in front of the victim's house in the 1700 block of E. 40Th St. In the City of Tacoma. Witnesses saw the suspect chase the victim into the house with a baseball bat and heard him order Tran's children into the house. Minutes later Tran's house exploded in flames, killing the victim and her children. Detectives believe the suspect beat the victims, set the house on fire, and then locked the victims inside of the house before fleeing on foot. The unidentified suspect seen arguing with Linda Tran before the fire was described as an asian or black male. Detectives believe the victim knew the suspect and are looking for any information on the suspect’s identityAgency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers