Wilbur Patten
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- Feb 13, 1886The Strange Disappearance of James Colman and Wilbur PattenA prominent Seattle businessman and a young schoolboy vanish while crossing Lake Washington, sparking immediate fears of a violent, land-related murder.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1886Brutal Murder of Two SettlersA Canadian man and his sons arrested for the cold-blooded killing of two men traveling to Seattle to provide evidence in a murder case.Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1886Bodies of Colman and Patten Recovered from Lake WashingtonAfter weeks of searching, a homemade underwater viewing device helps recover the bodies of two men murdered on the water.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1886The Mysterious Death on Mercer IslandA secret society lodge mourns the loss of a prominent member killed in an ambush on the shores of Lake Washington.Mercer Island, WA
- Mar 19, 18861886 Coroner's Jury Rules on Lake Washington DeathsA jury concludes two men were murdered near the south end of Lake Washington, though no culprit is named.Mercer Island, WA
- May 22, 1886The Tragedy of a Boy on Mercer IslandA young runaway’s desperate flight leads to a dramatic intervention by the county sheriff.Seattle, WA
- Jun 3, 1887The Shadow of the Noose: The Murder Trial of O.B. MillerA gripping courtroom drama unfolds in Seattle as O.B. Miller faces his third trial for the 1887 murder of two men on Lake Washington.Seattle, WA
- Jul 26, 1894The Dream That Found Two Bodies in Lake WashingtonA double murder near Mercer Island, a suspect tried four times and never convicted, and a daughter's suicide—the lake tragedy that haunted the Colman-Patten case for years.Mercer Island, WA