Mill Creek, WA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Rearden

Name

Cynthia Rearden

Age

31

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 02/10/2000, Cynthia's remains were found in a marshy area by a dirt driveway in the 13100 block of the Woods Lake Road. Woods Lake Road is located off Old Owen Road between Monroe and Sultan. Cynthia was last seen at a Monroe tavern the evening of 06/20/1999.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__DePaoli

Name

Jodi DePaoli

Age

16

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 01/01/1988, Jodi's remains were found in the woods 300-400' south of 228th St SW at approximately the 700 block. The area was used as a garbage dumping site and for dirt bike riding. It appeared she had been dead for more than one year.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Sun Lee

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 07/06/1990, Julie was reported missing by her live-in boyfriend. On 03/27/1991, some of her remains were located off High Bridge Road near Monroe

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Meyer

Name

Charles Meyer

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 10/15/1979, Charlie's body was found by a hunter on a logging road 2 miles southwest of Sultan. Charlie was employed in the antique business in Snohomish. He was last seen by his family on the evening of 10/14/1979 when he left Granite Falls to go to Monroe to meet someone regarding antiques.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Wright

Name

Shelby Wright

Age

14

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

On July 25 or 26, 2004 Shelby was last seen at a family friend's residence in the 900 block of 135th Ave. SE (the Cemetery Road), Machias. His motorized scooter was found at that residence. He lived with his grandparent's in the 6400 block of E. Lowell Larimer Rd., Snohomish. Prior to his disappearance, he had been staying with a relative in the 13500 block of Virginia St. In Machias. His laptop computer is also missing

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Sarsten

Name

Kelly Sarsten

Age

37

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Around 4:00pm on 08/18/2004, Kelly was last seen on the back porch of her residence located in the 200 block of North Machias Road. The next day, her remains were found in the Pilchuck River behind her home. Kelly owned a dump truck business called Extreme Rock and drove her own truck.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Purdin-Clary

Name

Molly Purdin-Clary

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 07/07/1985, Molly Purdin-Clary's body was found off the Index-Galena Road near milepost 8. Molly was last seen with Diane Robbins, who is still missing. Both of them are from the Tri-Cities area and were last seen in Bellevue in June of 1985

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Robbins

Name

Diane Robbins

Age

13

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

On 07/07/1985, Molly Purdin-Clary's body was found off the Index-Galena Road near milepost 8. Molly was last seen with Diane Robbins, who is still missing. Both of them are from the Tri-Cities area and were last seen in Bellevue in June of 1985

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Mills

Name

Donna Mills

Age

16

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

At about 5:30pm on 10/14/1980, Donna left her home in the 5200 block of 88th St. SW, Everett. She was on her way to the Hidden Forest Apts. In the 9400 block of 49th Ave. West, Mukilteo. She was seen a short time later walking toward home. On 10/16/1980, her body was found in a wooded area in the 9200 block of 49th Ave. West

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Lewis

Name

Reuben Lewis

Age

20

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Sometime after 8:00pm on 02/22/1991, Ben Lewis disappeared after being driven to the 'C' building of the Mallard Cove Apartments where he was going to meet someone. The apartment complex is located at 12404 Admiralty Way, Everett. Ben has not been seen or heard from since. This drawing is what he might look like in 2008. Ben has green eyes and a tattoo of a joker on his upper left arm

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Anderson

Name

Brian Anderson

Age

31

Cause of Death

Blunt Object

Info

On 08/11/1999 Brian was an inmate at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe. He was housed in cell D-315. During a visit to the prison gym he was struck with a blunt object hard enough to cause internal bleeding. Brian later died.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Moyen

Name

Kevin Moyen

Age

38

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 10/04/1995, Kevin's body was found on the Young's Creek Road off Cedar Ponds Road, located off Ben Howard Road between Monroe and Sultan. He had been shot several times. His yellow '81 Plymouth Reliant with Connecticut license plate was recovered the next day in the 2500 block of Colby in Everett

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Hovland

Name

Joanne Hovland

Age

16

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 06/05/1983, the victim's remains were found off an old logging road 5.5 Miles East of Granite Falls off the Mountain Loop Highway. She was last seen when she was released from the Charles Denny Youth Center in Everett at 9:00am on 04/08/1983. She had said she was going to take a bus to Seattle to meet some people.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Brown Jr

Name

Kenneth Brown Jr

Age

22

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

On 02/27/1980, Kenneth Brown was stabbed to death while an inmate at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe. The stabbing occurred in Cell Block "C."

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Gelnett

Name

Hazel Gelnett

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 05/08/1988, the body of the victim was found 100 feet off Highway 2 on the Proctor Creek Road. The Proctor Creek Road leaves SR 2 about 2.5 Miles east of Zeke's Drive-in, east of Gold Bar. Hazel was known to hitchhike between Bellingham and Tacoma. She had a mental disability and usually identified herself as "Mary

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Martinez

Name

Jose Martinez

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Just before dark on 06/27/2007, Jose was shot to death in the courtyard of the apartments at 912 West Casino Road in Everett.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Rotz

Name

Kyle Rotz

Age

22

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At 6:30am on Friday 06/29/2001, Kyle's body was found near his car in the 22200 block of 119th Ave SE, Snohomish (a wooded area near the Rainbow Store). Kyle had been shot to death. He had been playing pool at a Woodinville Bar the night before.

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Dale Johnson

Age

23

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

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cold-case-record__Williams

Name

Jesse Williams

Age

31

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Kim

Name

Edward Kim

Age

25

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Anderson

Name

Sharon Anderson

Age

50

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

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 day

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Ferguson

Name

Anthony Ferguson

Age

41

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Williams

Name

Martin Williams

Age

87

Cause of Death

Arson

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Lee

Name

Melissa Lee

Age

15

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Nelson

Name

Veronica Nelson

Age

41

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 her

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Erlandson

Name

Douglas Erlandson

Age

60

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Holmes

Name

Louis Holmes

Age

43

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Koski

Name

Michelle E Koski

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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, Seattle

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Rattie

Name

Frank Rattie

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 time

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Brazzel

Name

Tracey Brazzel

Age

22

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Porter

Name

Christopher Porter

Age

43

Cause of Death

Robbery

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Dobson

Name

Katherine Dobson

Age

24

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Kerr

Name

Robert Kerr

Age

43

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Burnetto

Name

Jennifer Burnetto

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 06/10/1988

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Dale Johnson

Age

24

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Lu

Name

Yee Lu

Age

13

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 07/01/1983, Yee Lu was found murdered in her residence located in the 27400 block of 76th Dr NW, Stanwood

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Westphal

Name

Kenneth Westphal

Age

55

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Stodden

Name

Susanna Stodden

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Verlot

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Cooper

Name

Mary Cooper

Age

56

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Verlot

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Schwarz

Name

Susan Schwarz

Age

26

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Snyder

Name

Tira Snyder

Age

19

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 shade

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Shoemaker

Name

Rory Shoemaker

Age

34

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

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 found

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Doe

Name

John Doe

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Hinkley

Name

Gary Hinkley

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 injuries

Agency

Snohomish County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Madeline Johnson

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Marshall

Name

Robert Marshall

Age

29

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Pederson

Name

Reina Pederson

Age

65

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Sneddon

Name

Walter Sneddon

Age

70

Cause of Death

Knife/Stabbing

Info

Agency

Renton Police Department

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cold-case-record__Lewis

Name

Damari Lewis

Age

27

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Seattle Police Department

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cold-case-record__Hoberg

Name

Kari Hoberg

Age

16

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

Agency

Renton Police Department

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