Cold Cases in Washington
ColdCaseIndex documents 12 cold cases in Washington, spanning 1971–2016. 6 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Ingrid Lyne
Forty-year-old Ingrid Lyne was murdered in Renton, Washington. Her dismembered remains were found in multiple locations including trash bins. John Robert Charlton, a man she had met through online dating, was convicted o
David Chen
Forty-one-year-old David Chen was found murdered in Bellevue, Washington in November 2008. Despite investigation by Bellevue Police, the case went cold. It remains in King County cold case files.
Jennifer Graves
Twenty-five-year-old Jennifer Graves was found murdered in Tacoma, Washington in March 2002. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Pierce County cold case files.
Wendy Crawford
Thirty-year-old Wendy Crawford disappeared from Tacoma, Washington in November 2002. She was last seen leaving a shopping center. Despite investigation, she was never found. Her case remains in Pierce County Sheriff's Of
Thomas C. Wales
Federal prosecutor Thomas Wales, also known for his gun control advocacy, was shot through the window of his home-office in Seattle by a single bullet. A suspect was identified but never charged due to insufficient evide
Helen Taylor
Twenty-five-year-old Helen Taylor was found murdered in Spokane, Washington in June 1986. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Spokane County cold case files.
Wah Mee Club Massacre
Thirteen people were robbed and murdered at the Wah Mee private gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown. Ng Wai-chiu, Tony Ng, and Willie Mak committed the massacre. Mak and Ng Wai-chiu received death sentences; Tony Ng rec
Gary Ridgway Unidentified Victims
Beyond his confirmed 49 victims, Gary Ridgway claimed to have killed as many as 90 women. Several of the confirmed victims were not identified for years. Ridgway continues to provide information from prison about additio
Green River Killer Victims
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, murdered at least 49 women in Washington State. He targeted mostly sex workers and runaways. Ridgway was convicted in 2003 after DNA evidence linked him to four victims. He pleaded g
Robert Lee Yates Victims
Robert Lee Yates Jr. was a decorated Army National Guard helicopter pilot who confessed to 13 murders in eastern Washington and convicted of two in Oregon. He targeted mostly sex workers in Spokane. He was sentenced to 4
Ted Bundy Washington Victims
Several of Ted Bundy's earliest confirmed victims disappeared from Washington State in 1974, including Lynda Ann Healy. Bundy attended the University of Washington before his killing spree expanded across the country. Mo
D.B. Cooper
A man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 in 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom, and parachuted from the plane somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. He was never identified or found. A small bu