WA WA - Nancy Moyer, 36, Tenino, 6 March 2009

goombah said:

Dear Friends,

On Saturday, June 26th, the “Friends of Nancy Moyer” will be at Heritage Park in Olympia recognizing the one year anniversary of the disappearance of Lindsay Baum.

It is heartbreaking that Lindsay has been gone for a year and there are still no leads as to who has taken her. Our heart goes out to her family, friends and community.

There are so many people currently missing in the state of Washington. This event will recognize and give a face to those who are gone but not forgotten by their friends and loved ones.

The event is scheduled to run from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a safety magic show, the “Crime Stoppers” PT Cruiser, “Thurston County Search and Rescue” Bloodhounds and more educational fun for kids. Guest speakers include Melissa Baum (Lindsay Baum’s mother), Bev Poston (friend and colleague of Nancy Moyer), Chuck and/or Judy Cox (members of Susan Powell’s Family), as well as speakers from “Mothers Against Sex Crimes” and Law Enforcement.

The program will end with a musical concert being provided by Sam Watkins and Fate Train.

If you are able to attend, please come to provide support for this event. We want to raise our voices out loud to let those who are missing know they have not been forgotten and that we will continue searching for them with the hope of someday bringing them back home.

Bev Poston
Friends of Nancy Moyer

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A recreational boater found “badly decomposed” human remains along the shore of Riffe Lake Wednesday evening, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

“At this time, it is unknown if the body is that of a male or female but it is believed to be an adult,”

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LotsaLatte said:

Not sure if this guy is related to Nancy's disappearance but thought I'd post this here. I started a thread as well in "crimes in the news".

"TENINO, Wash. -- Thurston County sheriff's deputies say a dead woman was found in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that was pulled over near Tenino."

More at link:

http://www.katu.com/news/local/100259709.html

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The deputy followed the car and stopped the driver in front of Parkside Elementary School in Tenino. The deputy discovered a woman's body inside a sleeping bag in the passenger's seat of the truck.

The deputy tried to administer CPR until medics arrived at the scene. When they arrived, they couldn't find the woman's pulse and determined she was deceased.

"I was blown away. I thought it was really bizarre," said Garth Pritchard, Tenino resident. "This is a small town. This kind of stuff doesn't happen."
Also weird was the reason the driver gave for driving with the body. The driver told officers he had found the body and was trying to save the family the cost of a funeral.

Deputies arrested and booked the man, Bernard “Keith” Howell, III, in the Thurston County Jail for investigation of second-degree murder and first-degree theft. The theft charge was added because police believe the suspect may have taken the victim's vehicle after the crime.

Detectives do not believe the suspect knew the victim before Sunday. Police have not identified the victim, only describing her as a middle-aged woman who died of "homicidal violence."

Police said the victim may have been riding her bike on the Chehalis Western trail, in the area of Hwy. 507 and Mull Road, when she was attacked at random by Howell. The trail is a popular paved area for bikers, walkers and joggers that runs across Thurston County.

The woman’s car was found near the trail just outside of Tenino. Investigators believe Howell moved her vehicle after he attacked her.
Police have impounded two vehicles: a gray 1986 Nissan pickup, belonging to the suspect, and a Toyota RAV 4, presumably belonging to the victim. Deputies released a picture of the suspect and the suspect's truck on Monday, in hopes that anyone who saw Howell or his truck Sunday in the Tenino area could call them with more information.

Bernard Howell III goes by his middle name, Keith. His father, Bernard Howell, Jr., said his son owned his own beef wholesale company called “Tenino Meat" and had been depressed recently. The father said his son sold beef out of a cooler on the back of his pickup. A cooler can be seen in the photo of the truck police released Monday morning.

“I’m sick to my heart,” said Bernard Howell, Jr.
Howell Jr. said his son’s business was struggling lately and he may have been angry and using methamphetamine Sunday afternoon. Howell Jr. said his son is a good man who has not been in serious trouble before.
“This is out of left field,” said Bernard Howell, Jr.

According to the father, Keith Howell went to two high schools in Lacey. He recently lived with his father in Tenino and his mother in Lakewood.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
http://www.king5.com/news/Man-driving-with-body-inside-car-arrested-100258509.html

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