Washington True Case Files


A comprehensive list of all the missing persons, unsolved, and resolved cases from the state of Washington featured on True Case Files. Links to full case write-ups are provided.

Listed by date of occurrence.

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MISSING IN WASHINGTON:


Name: Giovanna Tyler

Missing since: March 28th, 2004

Last seen in: Tacoma, WA

Age at disappearance: 29





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Name: Caleta White

Missing since: August 22nd, 2006

Last seen in: Tukwila, WA

Age at disappearance: 18

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Name: Angel Wilson

Missing since: August 10th, 2007

Last seen in: Spokane, WA

Age at disappearance: 17

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Name:
Danica Childs

Missing since: December 21st, 2007

Last seen in: Federal Way, WA

Age at disappearance: 17

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Name:
Alyssa McLemore

Missing since: April 9th, 2009

Last seen in: Kent, WA

Age at disappearance: 21

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Name:
Eugene Wekesa

Missing since: November 24th, 2010

Age at disappearance: 22

Last seen in: Bellevue, WA

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Name:
Ruthie Kindness

Missing since: February 7th, 2011

Last seen in: Federal Way, WA

Age at disappearance: 20

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Name: 
Miguel Sonny Scott

Missing since: October 27th, 2011

Last seen in: Bremerton, WA

Age at disappearance: 19

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Name:
Kayann Canfield

Missing since: October 21st, 2013

Last seen in: Toppenish, WA

Age at disappearance: 24

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Name:
Logan Schiendelman

Missing since: May 19th, 2016

Last seen in: Tumwater, WA

Age at disappearance: 19

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Name:
Courtney Holden

Missing since: July 2018

Last seen in: Spokane, WA

Age of disappearance: 26

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Name:
Kaitlynn Munson

Missing since: January 21st, 2019

Last seen in: Seattle, WA

Age of disappearance: 14

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Name: Asia Wilbon

Missing since: February 12th, 2020

Last seen in: Kent, WA

Age at disappearance: 16

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Name: Precious-Grace Tago

Missing since: July 18th, 2020

Last seen in: Tukwila, WA

Age at disappearance: 28

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Name: Kit Mora

Missing since: November 2021

Last seen in: Omak, WA

Age at disappearance: 16

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Name: 
Rio Boyd

Missing since: October 17th, 2022

Last seen in: Spanaway, WA

Age at disappearance: 21

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UNSOLVED IN WASHINGTON

Lindsey Jo Baum.


Name:
Lindsey Baum 

Case type: Disappearance; unsolved murder.

Age: 10

Missing: June 26th, 2009

Remains found: November 2017




Brief:
Lindsey vanished while walking home from her friend's house in McCleary, Washington. Over 8 years later, her remains were found hundreds of miles away in Eastern Washington. There have been several persons of interest in the case, but no arrests have ever been made.

Full case details: The Disappearance and Murder of Lindsey Baum.

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Sara Lynea Burke.


Name: 
Sara Burke 

Age: 19

Case type: Murder; stabbing.

Location: Bremerton, WA

Date: May 3rd, 2011




Brief: 
Sara was fatally stabbed in the neck while walking along Warren Avenue. Despite being killed on a busy street, her murder still remains unsolved.

Full case details: The Murder of Sara Burke.

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Esperanza Vicente-Mestizo.


Name: Esperanza Vicente-Mestizo 

Case type: Unsolved murder; shooting.

Age: 28

Location: Mattawa, WA

Date: February 11th, 2012



Brief: Esperanza was ambushed by gunfire while unloading groceries in front of her family's Mattawa residence. At the time, she was pregnant with her fourth child. Both Esperanza and her unborn child succumbed to their injuries. 

Full case details: The Murder of Esperanza Vicente-Mestizo.

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Tyliah Young.


Name:
Tyliah Young (22)

Case type: Disappearance; unsolved murder

Missing: January 11th, 2013

Body found: January 13th, 2013. 

Location: Tacoma, WA



Brief: 
Tyliah was reported missing by her father after she had not been seen or heard from for several days. Two days later, her body was found frozen, in a pool of frozen blood, down a Tacoma alleyway. An autopsy confirmed she had been shot to death.

Full case details: The Murder of Tyliah Young.

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Danielle Griffith.

Name: Danielle Griffith (17)

Case type: Disappearance; unsolved death.

Missing: August 2014

Remains found: May 17th, 2019

Location: Tumwater, WA



Brief: Danielle was initially reported missing in August 2014 after she ran away from her home. In 2016, it was reported that Danielle had "possibly been seen at a medical facility". Though it appears this was never confirmed, the police closed her case after this reported sighting. Her family filed another missing persons' report that same year. Three years later, in 2019, Danielle's remains were found in Tumwater. Reports state she had been purposely buried. 

Full case details: The Disappearance and Death of Danielle Griffith.

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Teen girl's skeletal remains found in Lake Stevens two months after vanishing. 


Name: Summer Smith (19)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: November 19th, 2014

Remains found: January 2015.

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RESOLVED IN WASHINGTON:

Case type: Shooting death.

Name: Danielle Nemetz

Age: 19

Date: October 16th, 2014

Suspected arrested: Same day.


Outcome: Danielle's husband, Skylar Nemetz, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison. 

Full story: True Case Files: The Shooting Death of Danielle Nemetz.

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Case type: Murder; shooting.

Name: Tiffany Ojeda Hill

Age: 35

Date: November 26th, 2019.



Outcome: Tiffany was shot by her husband, Keland Hill, in front of her mother and children. Keland fled from the scene in his car. He led police on a short chase before he eventually turned the gun on himself on Padden Parkway and Andresen Road. Keland was then transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

Full story: True Case Files: The Murder of Tiffany Ojeda Hill.


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