Unsolved Homicides
If you know anything about the disappearance or death of the individuals listed here please contact the Detective listed for each case or call 911.
Name: Doug Adamson
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Case Number: V06-18673
Contact: Corporal Neil Martin; 360 487-7423; neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
Details: Doug Adamson was reported as a missing person from Portland, Oregon. He was murdered in Vancouver, Washington and dismembered. Portions of his body were found on both the Oregon and Washington coastline of the Columbia River. The manner of his death was Homicide
Name: Timothy Alioth
Last Known Location: 7016 Indiana Lane
Contact: Detective Brian Billingsley; 360 487-7425, brian.billingsley@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On February 6, 2009, at about 7:14 PM, Donna Plew and Timothy Alioth were shot and killed in the driveway of Donna Plew’s home which was located at 7016 Indiana Lane Vancouver as they were exiting Timothy Alioth’s truck. Donna Plew and Timothy Alioth were brother and sister. Mr. Alioth had been living at his sister’s home at the time of the double-murder. Donna Plew was 61 years old at the time of her murder. Timothy Alioth was 58 years old when he was murdered.
Name: Oleg A. Babichenko
Last Known Location: Grand Blvd. near East 28th St
Contact: Corporal Neil Martin; 360\-487-7423; neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On October 31, 1997 at 07:38 a.m. Oleg Babichenko died when a bomb exploded in his car while he was pulled over on Grand Blvd. near East 28th St. He was 28 years old.
Name: Michael Ellis
Location: 1011 W 13th Street
Contact: Detective Max Musich; 360-487-7420, Michael.musich@cityofvancouver.us
Details: In June 2012, Vancouver Police Officer’s responded to Ellis’ residence to perform a welfare check. Ellis was found inside the residence deceased and the manner of his death was homicide
Name: Terri L. Foster
Last Known Location: David Douglas Park, 1100 N. Garrison Rd
Contact: Corporal Neil Martin; 360 487-7423, neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On December 24, 1977 Terri Foster was found deceased in David Douglas Park, 1100 N. Garrison Rd, which was under construction at that time. Her manner of death was homicide. She was 21 years old.
Name: Yakov V. German
Last Known Location: Unknown
Contact: Detective Max Musich; 360-487-7420, Michael.musich@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On May 3, 2004, Yakov German, a Russian immigrant, was found deceased and buried in the woods in Cowlitz County, Washington. An autopsy showed he died of multiple stab wounds. The investigation into Yakov German’s death showed he disappeared from Vancouver, Washington on August 10, 2003. Yakov German worked in construction. He was 36 years old.
Name: Jagmohan “Jim” Hans
Last Known Location: 14111 NE 9th Street, Vancouver, WA
Details: During the early morning hours of August 14, 2000, suspect comes to the front door of the Hans residence. Jim Hans answers the door and is killed in the entry way of his home.
Anyone with information about Jim Hans’ death is asked to contact Detective Rodrigo Osorio; rodrigo.osorio@cityofvancouver.us
Name: Tyler Harris
Location: Millbrook Townhomes 3500 NE 50th Ct
Contact: Detective Dustin Goudschaal, 360 487-7436; dustin.goudschaal@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On 08/30/2021 Tyler Harris was shot and killed in the doorway of his residence after a confrontation with a male and two females who had knocked on his front door.
Name: Christopher M. Haske
Date of Birth: 6/6/1983
Last Known Location: 12007 NE 40th Circle, Vancouver, WA
Details: On February 1st, 2011 in the afternoon hours, Christopher Haske and Kenneth Koltz were found deceased in their residence. The manner of their deaths was homicide. He was 27 years old.
Anyone with any information regarding the death of Christopher Haske or Kenneth Koltz contact Detective Deanna Watkins.; 360-487-7431; deanna.watkins@cityofvancouver.us
Name: Gloria Nadine Knutson
Location: Lacamas Lake
Contact: Corporal Neil Martin; 360 487-7423, neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
Details: The body of Gloria Knutson was found at Lacamas Lake in 1978, she had disappeared from Vancouver in June 1974.
Name: Kenneth W. Koltz
Date of Birth: 2/28/1978
Age at Time of Homicide: 32
Last Known Location: 12007 NE 40th Circle, Vancouver, WA
Details: On February 1st, 2011 in the afternoon hours, Christopher Haske and Kenneth Koltz were found deceased in their residence. The manner of their deaths was homicide. He was 32 years old.
Anyone with any information regarding the death of Christopher Haske or Kenneth Koltz.
Contact: Detective Deanna Watkins.; 360-487-7431;deanna.watkins@cityofvancouver.us
Name: Benjamin Lyons
Location: 2800 block of SE Columbia Way
Contact: Detective Deanna Watkins 360-487-7431
deanna.watkins@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On February 26, 2018, at approximately 12:16 a.m., Vancouver Police responded to the 2800 block of Southeast Columbia Way for the report of a male on the ground in a parking lot of a business complex. When officers arrived, they located 83-year-old Benjamin O. Lyons deceased. Mr. Lyons was working as an on-duty security guard and died as a result of multiple sharp and blunt force injuries. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Name: Carle McConnell
Location: 1600 Block Devine Road
Contact: Sgt. Zachary Ripp; 360-831-6667; Zachary.Ripp@cityofvancouver.us
Details: Carle McConnell’s body was found in August 1997. The manner of McConnell’s death was Homicide.
Name: Misty Micheletti
Location: Columbia River
Contact: Corporal Neil Martin at 360-487-7423 or neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
Details: In 1994, Misty was a missing juvenile from Vancouver, Washington and her body was found in the Columbia River the same year of her disappearance.
Name: John Murphy
Location: Parking Lot
Contact: Detective Dustin Goudschaal; 360-487-7436; dustin.goudschaal@cityofvancouver.us
Details: On August 9th 2021 John Murphy was located deceased in the parking lot of his apartment complex. His death was ruled a homicide. Shortly after his death another related attempted homicide occurred approximately one mile away. Both cases remain unsolved.
Name: Donna Plew
Last Known Location: 7016 Indiana Lane
Details: On February 6, 2009, at about 7:14 PM, Donna Plew and Timothy Alioth were shot and killed in the driveway of Donna Plew’s home which was located at 7016 Indiana Lane Vancouver as they were exiting Timothy Alioth’s truck. Donna Plew and Timothy Alioth were brother and sister. Mr. Alioth had been living at his sister’s home at the time of the double-murder. Donna Plew was 61 years old at the time of her murder. Timothy Alioth was 58 years old when he was murdered.
Contact: Detective Brian Billingsley; 360 487-7425, brian.billingsley@cityofvancouver.us
Name: Maria Schaupp
Location: Esther Short Park
Contact: Detective Brian Billingsley; brian.billingsley@cityofvancouver.us; 360-487-7425
Details: In July 2000, the body of Maria Schaupp was found in Esther Short Park. The manner of her death was Homicide.
Name: Lori Taalid
Location: 4th/Columbia St
Contact: Detective Dustin Goudschaal, 360-487-7436; dustin.goudschaal@cityofvancouver.us
Details: In March 2005, Taalid’s body was found underneath an I-5 overpass. The manner of her death was Homicide.