March 24, 2023, 4:34 PM ET Domestic Violence Bodies Found Match Missing Washington Mom, 7-Year-Old Daughter As Ex-Boyfriend Named Person of Interest Two bodies found in a rural area near Washougal, Washington are believed to be that of missing mother and daughter, Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart. Name: Date: Victims: Location : A: David ANDERSON: January 4, 1997: 4: Washington, USA : B : Alex BARANJI Jr. January 4, 1997: 4: Washington, USA: Kenneth Alessio . Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. A few hours later, Detective David Jensen told Woods they had found Nikki. A Vancouver woman died at a hospital after the car she was riding in rear-ended a stopped SUV on April 20 on state Highway 14. Bogdanov told the jury what happened when he and Nikki were alone in his car. However, she said the gunshot wounds to Sahotas chest were so traumatic that those were the injuries that took his life. Vancouver mother and daughter died by gunshot; ex-boyfriend charged with murder, Father, 2 sons rescued from sinking boat on Vancouver Lake, Update: 2 found dead in SE Portland, neighbors say they woke to gunfire, Man, 13-year-old girl arrested in Salem after disturbances downtown, Local shop holds catalytic converter ID etching event in Vancouver, 2 found dead on the same street in SE Portland shooting. I just got disgusted and I asked her to just get out. Woods says they talked daily before work. Officers ahead of the chase used spike strips, but said the suspect avoided them, left the roadway and crashed near 219th Street and 72nd Avenue. Vancouver, WA 98661 Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. Although officially charged with only two murders, his body count is believed to be at least six. Details: The body of Gloria Knutson was found at Lacamas Lake in 1978, she had disappeared from Vancouver in June 1974. Det. Lisa Woods: I was called to the school on many occasions because she had been suspended for hitting someone, but it was always a situation where she was defending someone else. David is kind, David is caring. DAVID BOGDANOV: She was smoking something out of a pipe. Police then arrested Warren, a person of interest in their disappearance, on charges of tampering with a witness, violation of domestic violence orders and possession of a firearm. Read story, April 28, 2023, 4:02pm Then, on December 7, 2019, six months after Nikki vanished, a man walking on nearby Larch Mountain found something that would change this case forever. Published: Apr. Arielle knew all about Nikki's moves, after all they'd been best friends since childhood. The prosecution said at the time that a danger assessment found that he posed an extreme risk to Melendez. 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The Vancouver Police Department says around 8 a.m., Warren returned, and the friend saw Meshay passed out in the passenger seat. Date of Homicide: 08/30/2021 Jamie Yuccas: What were your first reactions when you heard he had been arrested? Woods says Nikki was widely accepted for who she was, especially among a certain "in" crowd. The prosecution laid out its case with experts testifying about those snapchat exchanges leading up to the murder and cell phone records placing Bogdanov's phone at Larch Mountain just hours later. Nikki was heading out the door to meet a man she'd met just hours before. So, on October 2, Bogdanov voluntarily met with Detective David Jensen of the Vancouver Police Department. His murder trial was just two weeks away when prosecutors learned he had changed his story dramatically. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. While appearing in court on March 3 for allegedly shooting atMelendezs apartment in December, he was ordered to stay away from Melendez, the newspaper reports. The caller reported there appeared to be two life-sized mannequins just off the road, down an embankment. Details: On August 27, 1967, a white male, between the ages of 20-25, approximately 5-06 to 5-08 in height, with a dark complexion broke into the residence of Cole and another elderly female and assaulted and robbed them. (VPD/CBC) The Vancouver Police Department has launched. According to the Human Rights Campaign, there were more violent deaths of transgender and non-binary people in the U.S. in 2021 than any other year on record. Vancouver police have filed multiple search warrant affidavits in Warrens murder case, and detectives more recently sought to obtain call records from Tyler-Warrens phone. 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Bogdanov was sentenced to the maximum 19-and-a-half years for Nikki's murder with 12 concurrent months for the malicious harassment charge. There's drugs in the car. Details:On February 26, 2018, at approximately 12:16 a.m., Vancouver Police responded to the 2800 block of Southeast Columbia Way for the report of a male on the ground in a parking lot of a business complex. Lisa Woods will never forget the day her life changed forever. Lisa Woods: I knew something had happened. Defense attorney Matthew Hoff strongly disagreed. Nikki had started abusing drugs. 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The Vancouver mother and daughter were last seen the morning of March 12 with Warren, who had been barred by court order from having contact with Melendez in connection with an earlier domestic violence case, according to investigators. Devon Davis Williamson: My hope is that this work has created a domino effect and this will hopefully lead to other trans kids and teens in similar life situations having a different life outcome. / CBS News, [This story previously aired on December 18, 2021.]. The Clark County medical examiner told the Kelso Police Department detective that a stab wound Sahota suffered to his neck was a life-threatening injury and could have caused him to bleed out if he didnt receive immediate care. Jamie Yuccas: How important do you think social media was to Nikki? The burglary charge accuses Segura of unlawfully entering or staying in a building that belonged to Donald and Dawnese Sahota while Segura was armed with a deadly weapon and intended to commit a crime. Immediately, her mother's intuition kicked in. Feller said based on what he was seeing, he was convinced the man kicking at the door was the suspect and that he was trying to get into the house to harm the occupants. Vancouver Police Department. Jurors were shown evidence found at the scene: including that phone charging cord. Published: Apr. Family and friends of a Camas woman had discussed her erratic behavior weeks before she was accused of fatally shooting her husband, court records show. Read story, April 26, 2023, 11:26am It was the first county in Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. And I asked her to please get out of the car, 'cause this is just really weird for me. It was really overwhelming to see how much love that the trans community had coming together for my daughter. Investigators believe Sahota was trying to take Segura into custody. Colin Hayes: Charges were murder in the second degree and malicious harassment, which is now called a hate crime in Washington. He was sentenced to the maximum, 19-and-a-half years in prison. Ellis was found inside the residence deceased and the manner of his death was Homicide, Name: Terri L. Foster Anyone with any information regarding the death of Christopher Haske or Kenneth Koltz. She broke her arm, and she had a pink cast. She was murdered while working in a McDonald's restaurant, by David Barton Sullivan, a schizophrenic twice-convicted sex offender. Later, the killer abducted 4-year-old Lee Iseli in. Lisa Woods: We would go get our nails done. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Vancouver is 688 to 1. The court document listing the charges states that the first first-degree murder charge is a result of Segura committing or attempting to commit burglary in the first degree and in the course of the crime, he caused Sahotas death. And she just jumps up and goes towards the center console towards my gun. Lisa Woods: There was a vigil for her. Please enter valid email address to continue. In an interview with a Kelso Police detective, Segura told investigators he stabbed Donald Sahota at least three times in the torso and that when Sahota contacted him in the driveway, he had a gun and identified himself as a police officer. Warren then went inside, got Layla and left. DAVID JENSEN: David, are you aware that this is recording? According to the Clark County Medical Examiners Office, Layla died from two bullet wounds to the head from a small caliber gun, similar to a .22, Meshay died from one bullet wound from a similar projectile. Her brothers were so mad that I let her pick a pink cast I'm like, "she picked the color! Authorities found their bodies March 22 in a rural area east of Washougal. JUDGE DAVID GREGERSON: It conjures up old childhood legends of the boogeyman, of trust gone terribly wrong. She denied any involvement in Melendez and Laylas deaths. At the scene, the suspect and Sahota physically fought and Sahota was stabbed. LISA WOODS [at press conference]: She was a rainbow of light. Police in Vancouver are seeking new information that could lead to arrests in eight unsolved homicide cases dating as far back as 1981. Kristen Arnaud: So, detectives are looking to talk to him within a couple of weeks of Nikki going missing. KRISTEN ARNAUD: His motivation the entire time has been his hate, his rage, his shame for finding out that Nikki was transgender. The Vancouver Police Department . Linden Walls: Lisa was so driven to see justice and to do right for her child. Lauren Turner Dunn is the associate producer. That's 22.27% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people. David Bogdanov is arrested and charged with Nikki Kuhnhausen's murder. Washington is one of 16 states to pass similar legislation. Contact:Detective Dustin Goudschaal, 360 487-7436; dustin.goudschaal@cityofvancouver.us. Several of witnesses see her struggling with her abductors and hear her screams for help, but no one interferes. You couldn't go to the grocery store without seeing that flyer," said Clark County prosecutor Kristen Arnaud. Suspected in more than 20 other murders, including the 1988 homicide of Snohomish County transient Hazel Gelnett and the 1990 murder of Tia Hicks, a Seattle woman whose body was found in Montlake . Bogdanov's interview ended, and he left the police station. Woods filed a missing person's report. DAVID BOGDANOV: The whole time she's trying to fight me and just reaching back and scratching at my face, trying to gouge my eyes. Two weeks later, Lisa Woods would ask the judge to impose the maximum sentence. Warren Leslie Forrest. "Most of the time in our culture and our country, if a trans person is killed, there is not an arrest made," Williamson says. Lisa Woods said of her daughter. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Clark County News, A Vancouver woman died at a hospital after the car she was riding in rear-ended a stopped SUV on April 20 on state Highway 14. He said while they were fighting Officer Sahota lost control of his gun and they were both trying to get it. Date of Birth: 02/26/69 Joe Swenson: And actually found a lot of images of her wearing the exact items that we had found up here. Age at Time of Homicide: 32 DAVID BOGDANOV: She kinda picked up her foot to try to just kick me with her foot from the passenger side. DAVID BOGDANOV: We were kinda just parked there in the driveway chit-chatting a little bit and and then she told me that she's not a she. Reporting Portland and Vancouver area breaking news and weather stories to make Oregon and Southwest Washington a better place to live . Kristen Arnaud: I remember there were flyers everywhere. By August 2021, David Bogdanov's day of reckoning was fast approaching. (360) 487-7400 Name: Donna Plew A couple seconds later, Feller had gotten out of his vehicle, raised his rifle and fired four shots at the person kicking at the door. Tyler-Warrens credentials were also used Oct. 14 to alter the information on another account so that $4,500 was transferred to an account under a different name, the affidavit states. DAVID BOGDANOV: I wish I could help you more but I I I don't know. She loved how many likes she got. DAVID BOGDANOV: I was in shock. Greg Kaplan, Marcus Balsam and Phil Tangel are the editors. Lisa Woods: She said to me, "Mommy, I don't think I can do my homework without being high." Kristen Arnaud: That was the last time she was seen alive by anyone else. The ammunition inside matched those found inside Warrens Dodge Charger. DAVID BOGDANOV: That transitioned to us making out. Family members of Meshay and Layla have been notified and cause of death and manner are pending a report from the Clark County Medical Examiners Office. The tragedy of JoAnn Dewey rocked the city of Vancouver and Clark County, Washington. Joe Swenson: There were more bone jewelry. A March 19 search of Warrens car revealed blood in both the front and back seat of the car, .22 shell casings, childrens clothing matching clothing Layla was believed to be wearing on March 12, and a purse containing Melendezs ID. Det. Copyright 2023 KPTV-KPDX. It's designed to prevent defendants charged with violent crimes from relying on a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation the so-called gay or trans panic defense. Twenty-five years ago on Labor Day, Dodd stabbed to death two brothers, William, 10, and Cole Neer, 11, in David Douglas Park in Vancouver. Both sides made their case one last time during closing arguments. Forrest was born in Vancouver WA., and attended Vancouver schools. Lisa Woods: I'm glad it will help other people. Water, Sewer and Stormwater Standards & Details, Report Street, Signals, or Sidewalk Problems, Report Water, Sewer, or Drainage Problems, Report a problem - streets, utilities, or public spaces, Vancouver Police Department Employee Complaint Form. Forrest, now 70, is suspected of killing at least six women and girls in the area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 425,363, making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. And then back again. Devon Davis Williamson: I think sitting in a room with the man that murdered your kid is hard, impossibly hard. When he came out, he said he heard police officers say, Wait, is that the suspect, or is that the suspect?. The manner of McConnells death was Homicide. While the two were wrestling on the ground, responding officers were arriving. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Police believe he's the person the mom and daughter were last with while alive. 5, missile crew service gunner, in Vietnam. DET. Joe Swenson: There were a bunch of clothing items found down there specifically, a green jacket, some underwear. A car that police believe belonged to Melendez was found a short distance from the 7700 block of Vancouver Mall Drive on March 19. A renewed labor contract between the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Command Guild guarantees 6 percent pay raises for the citys top-ranking police officers this year. Was caring. Bogdanov offered up another piece of information, though he was never asked. Mother and daughter remained close as Nikki became a teen. Family, friends and supporters gathered outside the courtroom after David Bggdanov's sentencing. Clark County prosecutor Colin Hayes says her social media messages provided investigators with their first clue about who Nikki was seeing that night. And so, it was a good confirmation initially to be able to say, yeah, we're pretty sure this is Nikki. Clark County News New court documents detail a chaotic scene the night off-duty Vancouver Officer Donald Sahota was shot and killed outside of his house. She said when Segura forced his way inside the home, the door struck her and injured her forehead. Click to reveal I'm not the kind of person to I'm not even a violent person at all, you know, nothing. Prosecutors say Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, vanished from Vancouver, Washington, in June 2019, just hours after. Timothy Alioth was 58 years old when he was murdered. CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - A woman has been charged with murder after her husband died in a shooting early Thursday morning, according to the Clark . He testified that he panicked after realizing she was dead and dumped her body at Larch Mountain. On March 18, Vancouver police conducted a welfare check at the Springfield Meadows apartments on Northeast 66th Avenue for 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart.. How do I keep bugs off my patio this spring? Age at Time of Homicide: 21 Produced by Susan Mallie. Lisa Woods says Nikki she never struggled with her identity. The same day, police executed a search warrant at Warrens home and took him into custody. DAVID BOGDANOV: I offered her my jacket 'cause it was really cold outside. Yakov German worked in construction. VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - The Vancouver Police Department says the bodies of a missing mom and daughter have been found in a rural area near Washougal on Wednesday. Whether its a short vacation or theyre jetting off to begin their career, show the future traveler you care with a meaningful graduation gift. And just uncomfortable and really, really disturbed." Clark County News Date of Birth: 1-15-1951 The medical examiner determined that Nikki had been strangled to death with that cellphone charger cord. DAVID BOGDANOV: I was taught that it is a sin. Lisa Woods: She decided that she was going to be Nikki all the time, not just at home so she started dressing as herself. The employee showed Portland police documentation for two accounts. The manner of her death was Homicide. Colin Hayes: Until you talk to him and get the story, you don't necessarily know if there might be maybe there was someone else after that may have seen her. Jamie Yuccas: How do you want Nikki remembered? She helped me find focus and purpose. 69.64.67.88 Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Nikki's parents had divorced when she was young. Warren retrieved the little girl from the friend's house and the three of them drove off, according to the affidavit, which also stated that Warren admitted in a Sunday jail call with his dad to violating his no-contact order with Melendez. All these charges note that Sahota was a law enforcement officer who was performing his official duties at the time he was killed and that at the time of Sahotas death, Segura was armed with a deadly weapon a knife. In late September, nearly four months after Nikki went missing, investigators finally heard from David Bogdanov. Killer Motive: What Drives People To Kill? She just loved the camera, you know?" A search warrant affidavit, signed April 19, states a search of Tyler-Warrens car revealed a .22 caliber handgun in the center console. It was June 6, 2019. None of Nikki's injuries were life-threatening. Arielle Fox: She's like the lively friend that's just always high energy. She is scheduled to be arraigned on indictment July 28, court records show. DAVID BOGDANOV: This was a very humiliating thing that happened to me I just wanted to put this behind me, like wishing it never happened. Jamie Yuccas: What's it like to know that your daughter's legacy there's a law named after her? Devon Davis Williamson: And I think that's given Lisa purpose and drive to stay alive. So you left your phone left and then went east out past Larch Mountain. The mother, 27-year-old Meshay Melendez, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, were last seen on the morning of March 12. Just how dangerous Nikki's addiction was became apparent to Woods in 2018. When officers arrived, they located 83-year-old Benjamin O. Lyons deceased. vanpd@cityofvancouver.us. Warren later admits to shooting Urquhart, Warren makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree domestic violence assault. Woods says Nikki also liked fighting for the underdog. Police believe Warren was the last person Melendez and Stewart were with before they disappeared. Yeah. JUDGE DAVID GREGERSON: The movement towards something resembling justice may be seen as a step in the greater overall movement from darkness toward light.
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