ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Pierce County, WA
Clara Gaines — Unsolved Homicide (1983)
Clara Gaines was killed near Mill Creek in Pierce County, WA in 1983. The death was ruled a homicide caused by stab wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1983
A body was found at Mill Creek; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1987
A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.
- 1999
A reward was posted and the tip line reopened.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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