WA WA - Diane Decker, 31, Port Orchard, July 2nd, 1987

[jbenson]

Unsolved: Diane Decker, 31 | Projects
Compiled: 05/20/2010
Unsolved: Diane Decker, 31

Name: Diane Decker
Date of Murder: Thu, Jul 2nd, 1987
Age: 31
Address: 5000 SE North Street
City: Port Orchard
Zipcode: 98367
Diane Decker, 31, was found dead in her North Street home near Long Lake in South Kitsap on July 2, 1987. Her body was discovered by her husband when he returned home from work. The Kitsap Mental Health counselor had been strangled to death. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office threw a staff of 10 detectives at the case to no avail.

Related Headlines:

• SK Woman Remembered as Confident and Optimistic, July 15, 1987
• Colleagues Recall Diane Decker's Helping Ways, July 15, 1987
• Diane Decker's Neighbors Fearful, July 15, 1987

Agency Info: To contact the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, call (360) 337-7101. Those who want to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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[Hathor16]

https://data.kitsapsun.com/projects/1987/07/15/d.iane-deckers-neighbors-fearful/

 

[CptCari]

https://data.kitsapsun.com/projects/1987/07/15/d.iane-deckers-neighbors-fearful/

Dead link?

 

[jbenson]

Dead link?

The same link is on my posting above CptCarl's and is live.

 

[CptCari]

The same link is on my posting above CptCarl's and is live.

Weird. It goes to a link and says, "
Not Found
This is somewhat embarrassing, isn’t it?

It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try a search?
"

 

[StarrChance]

1983 marriage

Name: Terry L Decker
Marriage Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1956
Birth Place: Clarkston, Washington, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1983
Marriage Place: Kitsap, Washington, USA
Date Recorded: 27 Sep 1983
Spouse: Diane M Poulsen

 

[Hathor16]

Nothing really to add there, was kind of using as a bump, cliff notes "
“We have no leads,” Wheeler admitted.

Detectives are following “a couple of tips” that Wheeler declined to discuss, “but so far, none has led us to anything,” he said.

“That doesn’t mean people should stop calling” with information, he noted.

“We are not at a standstill,” Wheeler stressed. “We are doing something. But for me to say we have a suspect or someone we’re zeroing in on is not appropriate, either.”

Wheeler said he can understand neighbors frustrations. “We’re frustrated too with nothing to go on,” he said.

He also said can’t be sure the killer wasn’t someone who just happened by.

“I don’t think it was a burglary … well, I just don’t know, he said. “I can’t put people at ease by saying it’s not someone going door to door just to see who’s home.”

That is what has neighbors worried.

Until they hear something, they’ll stay on their toes and look out for each other, Mrs. Benson said. A neighbor up the road is organizing a Crime Watch meeting for later this month, and many nearby residents have purchased home security systems, she said." Kitsap sun July 15th 1987