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The Cowlitz County
Sheriff's Office has had several unsolved cases over the years. This
portion of our web site is dedicated to solving those cases. If you
have any information that would help us determine what happened to the
people in these reports, the
Sheriff's Office (360)
577-3092 or e-mail
tips@co.cowlitz.wa.us. Or, call
Crime Stoppers of Cowlitz County at 360-577-1206 or 1-888-577-1206,
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Raj and Kamnee Narain
Homicide Investigation #87-8753
In the
fall of 1987 two bodies were found in local rivers over a two-week
time frame. One of the bodies was a female child, and the other a
female adult who had been partially dismembered. The deaths were
determined to be homicides. Attempts to identify the two were
unsuccessful.
In
April 2006, information was obtained that led to the DNA
identification of the two as Raj
and Kamnee Narain (mother and
child). The deceased are Fijian Indians who lived in Eugene, Oregon
at the time. In November 2007 their remains were claimed by family
members and returned to Fiji.
Attempts to locate the father/husband, Ashok Narain, have been
unsuccessful. He is listed as a missing person.
This
case has been extensively covered by news media including;
the Seattle PI:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/;
Longview Daily News:
www.tdn.com and others. More information can be found by
searching the archives on these sites. In addition, the family has
recently posted a video requesting assistance in the case on You
Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8yTaxkgKY
Anyone
with information about the crime (circa 1987), the location (current
or since 1987) of Ashok Narain, or any other information related to
this investigation is asked to contact one of the following numbers:
Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division 360-577-3092
Kelso Police Department Detective Division 360-423-1270
Eugene (Oregon) Police Department Detective Division 541-682-5147
Crime Stoppers at (360) 577-1206.
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Vicki Garcia (Chamberlain) death investigation #03-10686
Vicki Garcia was last seen at the
Golden Cue, a tavern in Kelso, Washington, about 0100-0130 hours on
10-03-1999. She had been attending a birthday party for a friend.
Vicki never arrived home after leaving the Golden Cue. Kelso Police
conducted an in-depth missing person investigation at the time (KPD
99-10375) .
On 08-12-2003, a boy located a skeletonized
human skull while playing in the woods near his home. The recovery
site is a very overgrown portion of wooded hillside off Broken
Mountain Drive in rural Cowlitz County. The remains were identified
as Vicki Garcia’s from dental records.
Anyone who may have seen Vicki the night of her
disappearance, knows how she got to Broken Mountain Drive, or has
any information about this case is asked to call the Cowlitz County
Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 360-577-3092.
This picture was taken the night of her
disappearance.
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Case #73-10115
On December 22nd, 1973,
a homicide was committed at the
Longview Port Docks. The Captain of the cargo vessel
Mediterranean Darby,
Luk PO CHAN, was shot
and killed by a person wearing a ski mask, believed to be a
white male in his late 20’s. The ship’s First Officer,
Lau Ching Lee, was
shot and wounded.
The suspect apparently went
on-board the ship with the intent to rob the payroll money.
First Officer Lee would now be in his late 60’s. Many people
were contacted and interviewed as possible suspects in this case
but no arrests were made.
Both Lee and Luk were from Hong
Kong at the time of this incident. If anyone has information
regarding this case, please contact
Detective Bruce Haebe at 360-577-3092,
or CrimeStoppers at 360-577-1206 and remain anonymous.
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Case
#96-15059
Phylis Lewellen
missing since Friday evening, December 27, 1996 from her home at 504
John St., near Kelso, WA. At time of disappearance: age 36, 5'6",
120 pounds, long strawberry blond hair, blue-green eyes. She has a
distinct Southern accent and was wearing jeans, a white sweatshirt, a
western-style coat and rubber-soled slippers when she disappeared.
Possibly Driving: 1981 Peugeot - Light blue four
door sedan 538ERL - Washington license plate. Possibly traveling with
a pet female Rottweiler.
According to a Daily
News story published at the time of her disappearance, her
husband, Bill Lewellen said he fears foul play may be involved, and he
noted she departed "under perfectly good circumstances. She was
in a great frame of mind. She wanted to . . . go out and take a drive
and just be by herself and think."
 Shortly
after the time of her disappearance Bill Lewellen told a Daily News
reporter that Phylis has not used their credit card or withdrawn money
from any of their bank accounts.
An extensive search, at the time of her disappearance, did not
locate her, the car, or the Rottweiler.
If anyone has information that can assist us in locating Phylis
Lewellen, please call Det. Ron Broyles at (360) 577-3092 ext. 2349 or
send him e-mail at
BroylesR@co.cowlitz.wa.us.
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