Pinpointing Spokane’s unsolved homicides

Spokane Police have had 28 unsolved homicide cases since 1986:

1 James M. Jamison, 37, transient found bludgeoned in the head at an abandoned house in the 2000 block of East First Avenue, Jan. 16, 1986.

2 Ruby Jean Doss, 27, suspected prostitute found strangled in a field in the 3100 block of East Ferry, Jan. 30, 1986.

3 Mary Ann Turner, 30, prostitute found strangled next to a garage in the 100 block of South Ivory, Nov. 4, 1986.

4 Dorothy E. Burdette, 62, found strangled in High Bridge Park, Dec. 25, 1986. 5 Kathleen D. Dehart, 37, former topless dancer found strangled in the basement of an apartment in the 900 block of South Hatch Street, July 5, 1987.

6 Kevin D. Kent, 28, found beaten to death in a car parked in a lot on the 2300 block of East Trent Avenue, June 7, 1988.

7 Nickie I. Lowe, 34, prostitute found shot along the Spokane River under the Greene Street Bridge, March 25, 1990.

8 William Norris Jr., 40, transient found beaten to death in a boxcar near East Trent and North Airport Way, June 12, 1990.

9 Barney Pettersen, 29, found dead after being dragged behind a car, East Parkwater and North Koren, Dec. 6, 1991.

!0 Franklin D. Mattox, 44, found shot in the head at a hobo camp near Playfair Race Course at 400 North Stone, July 2, 1992.

!1 Arthur Haines, 87, found beaten to death at home in the 4500 block of North Washington, March 1, 1993. !2 Linda D. Lewis, 48, found in a bathtub with a sock tightly wrapped around her neck at home in the 2000 block of East Hartson, April 16, 1995.

!3 Ollie Williams, 45, found shot near 1500 East Second Avenue, May 27, 1995. A man was charged with the murder, but the case was too thin to bring before a jury.

!4 Ronnie Armstead Jr., 22, and Angela Stewart, found shot at home in the 2900 block of North Hogan Street, Nov. 7, 1995.

!5 Danielle Jean Shinaver, 25, was found bludgeoned to death inside her lower South Hill apartment in the 900 block of South Lincoln, March 14, 1996. She worked at a McDonald’s on Third Avenue.

!6 Donna Lynn Harris, 40, found with a slashed throat along some railroad tracks near East Trent and North Fiske, April 7, 1996. The Montana native arrived in Spokane only days before her death.

!7 Kenneth Kinney, 43, attacked while hitchhiking and died of a chest wound at East North and North Nevada, Sept. 4, 1996.

!8 JoAnn Flores, 32, found dead in an alley in the 200 block of West Riverside on Nov. 7, 1996. She had several convictions on drug charges and was thought to be homeless at the time of her death.

!9 Margaret M. Anselmo, 45, found dead from head injuries in an alley in the 700 block of East Pacific, Jan. 3, 1997. She was a Spokane native who worked as a floral designer.

@0 Theresa Lynn Asmussen, 22, found floating in the Spokane River near the Post Street dam, Oct. 17, 1997. A Spokane native with a history of drug and prostitution arrests, she died from blunt trauma to the head.

@1 Kenneth Cloud, 67, transient found stabbed to death in a sleeping bag near East Trent and North Division, Aug. 3, 1998.

@2 Albert D. Edwards, age unavailable, found shot to death in the 1400 block of West 10th Avenue, Jan. 9, 1999.

@3 Keith Sharbono, 18, found in the Spokane River at the Monroe Street intake for Avista Utilities, beaten over the head, May 26, 1999.

@4 Samantha Bowyer, 25, and Melissa Larkin, 6, found murdered in their apartment in the 200 block of South Lacey, Nov. 24, 2001.

@5 Lester E. Taylor, 73, found in the basement of a home in the 600 block of West Sixth Avenue, Dec. 18, 2001.

@6 Lawrence J. Ferderer, 70, found beaten and robbed in a parking lot in the 500 block of East Francis, Aug. 13, 2002.

@7 Angela Walsh, 34, and Terry Palm, reported missing on Dec. 15, 2002, bodies recovered in the Spokane River, Seven Mile Bridge area, at separate times in March 2003.

@8 Steven Allison, 44, found walking on West Indiana Avenue bleeding from an apparent beating on June 29, 2005. He died on July 3.

Sources: The Spokane Police Department

and The Spokesman-Review archives.