ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· King County, WA

The Murder of Lorna Cardwell (2012)

Lorna Cardwell was killed near the county landfill in King County, WA in 2012. The death was ruled a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 2012

    Deputies responded to a call at the county landfill and found the victim already dead.

  2. 2015

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2025

    The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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