Help Me Hayley: Cold Case Files

This episode digs into the disappearances of three adults, all with ties to Stevens County. Doyle Putnam, 65, vanished near Ford. Guy Geyer, 61, disappeared without a trace outside of Chewelah. Melinda Lopez had ties to Stevens County, but the 35-year-old was last spotted in Newport. While no one believes these cases are connected, their families fear there could be as many killers as there are cases. Someone knows something. Is it you?

In January of 2007, 37-year-old mother of three Karen Bodine was murdered. She had been strangled. Her killer(s) posed her body on the side of a busy road in Thurston County. Detectives have DNA and no shortage of suspects, but the case has gone cold. Karen's daughter is now working to get multiple billboards up throughout Washington State with a picture of her mother and a plea for tips to solve the case.

Five-year-old Siobhan McGuinness was walking home in Missoula, Montana in February of 1974. The distance was very short, but just long enough for a killer to find her. After more than 45 years, that killer (since deceased) has now been identified through a familial DNA hit. Richard William Davis had no ties to Siobhan or the community. Could the solving of her case bring the same closure for others throughout the country? Law enforcement and her family hope so.

In April of 2003, 19-year-old Casey D. Burke vanished. He was last seen near a video rental store in Nespelem, Washington. Casey's family says there have been no shortage of rumors about what happened. The one they believe is that Casey was beaten to death with a wrench and dumped in the mountains. Multiple agencies have searched for the truth, including the FBI. More than 17 years later, there are still far more questions than answers.

In July of 2015, 76-year-old John Sevy went outside of his Kettle Falls home to investigate a strange noise. He crawled back to his front door covered in blood 30 minutes later. Initially, they suspected the injuries were the result of a terrible accident. His own dying words set the record straight. The family believes he interrupted a burglary in progress and attacked as the suspects got away. Deputies also believe this was a murder. So why does the medical examiner have the case listed as undetermined?

In August of 2005, a 45-year-old wife and mother vanished in Post Falls. Police and family alike believe Roxann Tolson was murdered in a 'crime of passion.' Detectives have searched for answers everywhere from her own backyard to home foundations across the Inland Northwest.

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?