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Detectives seeking public’s help in solving homicide of Kelly Sarsten

Kelly Sarsten

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit detectives are seeking the public’s help in solving the 2004 cold case homicide of 37-year-old Kelly Sarsten. On August 19, 2004, Kelly’s remains were found in the Pilchuck River behind her residence. She was last seen August 18, 2004, at her home in the 200 block of North […]

Two indicted for the 2022 murder of Irah Sok

irah sok

SEATTLE—Two suspects are facing federal charges for the deadly 2022 home invasion of 36-year-old Irah Sok, a mother and wife who was killed in her South Everett home while sleeping next to her child. Kevin Thistle, 28, and Chris Johnson, 23, are both in custody and face first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary, […]

Advancements in DNA technology led to identifying a body found nearly 40 years ago

Othaniel Ames

EVERETT, November 10, 2022—Today, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner Office’s (SCMEO) staff announced the identification of “I-5 Stilly Doe,” an individual who had been found in the Stillaguamish River over 40 years ago, as Othaniel Philip Ames. It was just an average day when Kay Thomas checked her voicemail after work but one message, in […]

A cigarette leads to an arrest in a 27-year cold case

Sharon lee

By Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Press Release with contributions from Mario Lotmore EVERETT, Wash., July 29, 2020 – Today the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference to announce a break in a 1993 Homicide Cold Case. Detectives from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit arrested a 62 year-old Bothell (Washington) man […]

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