In March of 1996, 12-year-old Julie Harris vanished while walking to church in Stevens County. Julie's remains were found the following year. Her mother says the day she vanished, a witness saw Julie walking along Main Street with a tall man wearing a trench coat. Julie's mother fears that man may have been notorious serial killer Israel Keyes.

The year was 1984. Debbi Finnern, 30, left all she knew in Omaha, Nebraska behind when she moved to Spokane. Her family believes just a few months after she arrived, she was murdered. Debbi's body was found with multiple stab wounds and evidence she fought back. There have been no shortage of theories on Debbi's case, but her case has gone cold. WOWT-TV in Omaha assisted in the production of this episode.

Heather Higgins vanished in 2010 from Spokane. Her body has never been found. In 2012, the dismembered remains of another Spokane woman, Kala Williams, were discovered dumped in a heavily wooded area. The families say evidence points to the same man being involved in disposing both women's bodies, if not more. So why is he getting away with it? KHQ investigates.

No one has seen 27-year-old Courtney Holden since the summer of 2018. Her adoptive mother and adoptive brother were arrested for stealing her funds and identity. But are they guilty of far more than that?

The story begins in Kootenai County, Idaho in the mid-1990s. That's when Christopher Loesch's grandfather was shot to death. In 1998, Christopher's grandmother was also murdered. It would take years, and revelations uncovered in yet another murder, but police finally were closing in on Christopher's mother and her lover as suspects. The women took Christopher and spent close to a decade on the run. In 2008, the women were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. But where was Christopher?

The wheels of justice have turned at a slow and very painful pace for a Spokane rape survivor. Her attacker broke more than a dozen bones in her body, sexually assaulted her, and left her to suffocate in a tied plastic bag. Because her wrists were so badly broken, she was able to escape the ties and call for help. Her rapist got away with the crime for nearly 20 years until the DNA he was forced to give after a felony property crime charge tied him to the vicious assault. For the first time, the victim is sharing her story.

The late 90's in Spokane was one of the darkest time periods in our history. A serial killer was among us. But Robert Yates wasn't the only killer targetting Spokane women. The family of murder victim Margaret Anselmo knows Yates wasn't her killer, but fear because it happened when it did and resources were so maxed out, they may never get justice.

In August of 1977, the bones of 19-year-old Robert Lee were found scattered in a rural wooded area in Stevens County. Evidence in his homicide was scarce. Because of that, prosecutors held his remains in the evidence room for more than 20 years, longer than he was alive. This case has many factors working against it, but one retired sheriff's office employee isn't giving up hope.

A day at the North Idaho State Fair ended in a mystery that is yet to unravel decades later.

In July of 2017, 50-year-old Marty Lang seemingly vanished into thin air. He made it to his rural property outside of Newport after work and set down his lunchbox. It was found about a foot or two from the driver’s side door. Those who knew him best believe there was a deadly encounter in his driveway. The sheriff isn’t so sure.