Assault at LONGVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT on 05/22/2026 7:30 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 05/22/2026 7:30 AM
Description: AT LEAST 1 DEAD, 9 MISSING AFTER CHEMICAL IMPLOSION AT LONGVIEW, WA FACILITY
Address: LONGVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT, Longview, WA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Rex O'CainMissing Age
49Est. Current Age
73Last Seen
Castle Rock, WA on 11/11/2001Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'10" - 6'0" Weight: 140 - 150 lbsCase Number
MP20468Area Cold Cases
Name
Frieda WheatleyAge
69Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On august 29, 1988, police responded to a welfare check at 2612 n. Holman, which was called in by the granddaughter of the occupants of that residence. Police entered the residence where they discovered the bodies of robert wheatley, 61, and frieda wheatley, 69, in the basement. The medical examiner determined the cause of death as strangulation. Detectives believe that the wheatley’s died on august 27, 1988. It is apparent from the crime scene that the motive was robbery. There was no sign of forced entry. The home was ransacked and a television set, atm card, credit card and the wheatley’s light green 1979 buick regal were stolen. The atm and credit cards were used extensively in northeast, north and downtown portland prior to the wheatley’s bodies being discovered. The buick was recovered a few days later in a jantzen beach shopping center parking lot. Investigating detectives believe that there are people in the community that have information about this crime.Agency
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