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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 1 |
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| 1877 | 9 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 15 |
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| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
2 stories
- Two-Year-Old Vanishes in Seattle Kidnapping Mystery
A young child disappeared from a forested area near a popular summer resort, leaving behind a frantic search and local detectives suspecting foul play.
- A Body in the Bay, and Six Weeks of False Hope
Charles Londale vanished from his Port Blakely home. Six weeks later his body was pulled from the water—with no marks, no answers, and a family that refused to believe he had taken his own life.