LONGVIEW, Wash. Police are putting new focus on the 2007 disappearance of a Longview woman and clues seem to indicate she was killed, police said.
Lorie Virginia Haley was last seen the first week of July 2007 and has not been seen or heard from since.
I'd like to know what happened, said Morgan Patten-Dingell, Lorie's sister. How was her end, that's somethingIthink about.
Haley was described as a white female, 5'2 tall, weighing 102 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. She was 54 years old at the time she disappeared.
Based upon the current investigation and sporadic leads in 2009 and 2010, foul play is suspected, said detective Steve Dennis with the Cowlitz County Sheriff s Office.
Police said Haley was known to frequent hotels in the Longview, Kelso, and Woodland areas. She was last seen in her green colored 1999 Ford Windstar Van, Washington license plate 816UDL. Her van may have been in the Kalama River Road area just before her disappearance in July 2007.The van was recovered in Spokane, Washington on July 9, 2007.
Anyone with information regarding the case was urged to call Crime Stoppers at (360) 577-1206 and there is a $1,000 reward being offered for information leading to closure of the investigation. People with tips can also contact Detective Steve Dennis at (360) 442-5827.
