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CASE FILES

Michella Welch

12 Years Old

March 26, 1986

Tacoma Washington

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Puget Creek Park playground circa 1986, seen here are the picnic tables where the lunches were, the big toys where they played & Proctor Bridge in the back left

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Puget Creek Park present day

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Puget Creek Park day after Michella was found dead

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A view of Proctor Bridge from the gulley. This is the area Michella's sisters referred to as the "cave area"

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Left: Prediction of what Michella's killer may look like based on DNA collected at crime scene Right: Michella's Killer, Gary Hartman

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Gary Hartman

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Michella's family at Gary Hartman's arraignment Left to right: Angie (sister), Nikki (sister), Barbara (mom)

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Gary Hartman's wife at the time of arrest. We mentioned this side by side in episode 5 because we think they look very similar.

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