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While 5-year-old Oakley Carlson鈥檚 biological parents are behind bars on child endangerment convictions, the girl鈥檚 foster mom says she hasn鈥檛 given up on the hope that Grays Harbor County or Washington state authorities will find the missing girl alive.

But as days go by, foster parent Jamie Jo Hiles told The Dori Monson Show she grows increasingly frustrated with state officials who returned Oakley to Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers in November 2019. Hiles and her husband, Erik, cared for the little girl for more than two years after she was placed with them at age 7 months.

Now, according to investigators, Oakley has not officially been seen since February 2021; her biological parents 鈥� who have a history of drug use – claim she went missing in November 2021.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how anybody in their right mind 鈥� a judge, a social worker, or anybody 鈥� thinks this is okay, not only for Oakley but for her siblings to put them back in this situation,鈥� Hiles said.

A week-long Gray Harbor County Sheriff鈥檚 Office investigation of the biological parents鈥� property in December 2021 turned up nothing of Oakley. In fact, documents show, there were no clothes or toys belonging to the girl on the family鈥檚 premises. Carlson and Bowers have denied knowing about Oakley鈥檚 whereabouts.

Early this spring, Carlson and Bowers were convicted on separate child endangerment charges connected to their other children. Reports indicate two of three children remaining in the home were found to have “extremely high” levels of methamphetamines in their systems. Carlson could be released as early as August.

When asked by KING 5 TV reporter Austin Jenkins about Oakley鈥檚 disappearance during a press conference last week, Gov. Jay Inslee said he had 鈥渁ll sorts of inhibitions and inabilities鈥� to talk about this, citing 鈥減rivacy laws.鈥� The governor referred questions to the state鈥檚 Family and Children鈥檚 Ombuds office.

But Hiles told Dori that she has called and written to the ombuds office several times with concerns about Oakley鈥檚 welfare since the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) required the Hiles to relinquish the child back to Carlson and Bowers. The former foster mom said she has heard nothing back.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a state agency. Why isn鈥檛 our state governor looking into this?鈥� Hiles challenged.

鈥淚t just makes me ill, it鈥檚 sick that I would have given anything to raise this little girl and her biological parents don鈥檛 want to even acknowledge that she鈥檚 missing,鈥� Hiles told Dori and his listeners.

During the almost two years Oakley was with the Hiles, she blossomed with dance and swim classes, and progressed quickly in preschool, the foster mom said.

Even though both parents have been jailed in connection with endangering Oakley鈥檚 siblings, Hiles remains hopeful for the little girl she once called her own.

鈥淚 want to read her more bedtime books,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 still have a college fund for her that I pay into every single month. I will not stop thinking and fighting for her. I just can鈥檛 stop.鈥�

Listen to Dori鈥檚 entire interview with Jamie Jo Hiles about her missing former foster daughter, Oakley Carlson

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