Mercer Island

Pair Charged With Defrauding, Killing Elderly Washington State Man
Murder

A man and woman were arrested Thursday in southern California and charged with defrauding and then killing an elderly Washington state man. Philip Brewer, 32, and Christina Joel Hardy, 47, are charged with murder, kidnapping, identity theft, and theft, KOMO reported. Curtis Engeland, 74, was reported missing on February 23, and his body was found …

Police
May 6, 2020

Human remains found in plastic container in hotel bathroom

Police arrested a 31-year-old man at a hotel room in Renton, Washington, on Tuesday after the search for a missing man led investigators to a body in the hotel room’s bathroom. Renton police officers made the arrest after they were called to the scene by detectives from Mercer Island, who were looking for a 61-year-old …