Mercer Island man believed to be kidnapping, homicide victim
Mar 11, 2024, 6:22 PM | Updated: 6:39 pm
Missing Mercer Island man. (成人X站 7)
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The body of a missing Mercer Island man has been found in Grays Harbor.
According to the Mercer Island Police Department, 74-year-old Curtis Engeland died due to a sharp force injury to the neck. His death is being ruled a homicide.
Engeland was last seen on Feb. 23 near his home on Mercer Island.
His body was found in Cosmopolis, southeast of Aberdeen.
鈥淚 was very shocked,鈥� Jessica Le, Engeland鈥檚 neighbor, told
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Laurie Goeken said she鈥檚 known Engeland for a decade.
鈥淗e brings over flowers and vegetables. He attends our family events,鈥� she said.
Goeken said Engeland was an avid hiker and gardener.
She told 成人X站 7 that from the beginning, she and other neighbors felt something was truly off about the set of circumstances.
“It is just very, very difficult to process and understand,鈥� Goeken said.
No word on suspects or a motive.
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