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UNSOLVED SUSPICIOUS DEATH: DONNA HAYNES

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When skeletal remains are discovered in the attic of an abandoned Washington farmhouse, the years-old mystery of a missing woman’s whereabouts is finally solved. However, the mystery of how and why she died remains in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Donna lived alone in a small house near the intersection of Wilson Road and US 12 in Salkum, Washington. She vanished from her home and her remains were found years later in the attic of another (abandoned) building on her family’s 600+ acre farm property. Image source: Google Maps.
This 1983 newspaper clipping shows Donna’s daughters standing in the kitchen of her home after her disappearance, speaking to media. We were unable to locate a photo of Donna herself. Image source: Associated Press.

Sources used to research this episode:

Woman’s Disappearance from Small Logging Town a Mystery (Associated Press)

Crime Stoppers of Lewis County: Crime of the Week (Longview Daily News)

Still Unidentified (The Olympian)

Salkum Woman’s Remains Found (Longview Daily News)

Remains of Woman Found Near Centralia (Associated Press)

Tragedy Strikes Salkum Family (Pat Jones / The Chronicle)

Skeletal Remains Identified (Seattle Times)

Murdered and Missing (The Olympian)

Holiday Homicide: Ed and Minnie Maurin (Kevin Gecko / National Crime Scene Clean Up)

Robbery, Murder of Ethel Couple Shocks Town (Associated Press)

Riffe Maintains Innocence in Face of Sentence of More Than a Century for Maurin Murders (Sharyn L. Decker / Lewis County Sirens)

State of Washington v. Ricky Allen Riffe

If you know anything about the death of Donna Haynes, please contact the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at 360-748-9286.

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