Deceased/Not Found OK - Faith Lindsey, 17, Seminole Co, 29 Oct 2019 *Arrest*

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DEC 5, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/nine-years-dateline-s-missing-america-188-still-missing-n1301708

Faith Lindsey

Faith Lindsey hasn’t been seen since October 28, 2019, at her Pauls Valley, Oklahoma home where the then 17-year-old lived with her boyfriend, 24-year-old Tanner Washington. Her sister, Justice Lindsey, told Dateline in 2019 that she received texts from Faith’s boyfriend stating that he couldn’t find her. A short time later, she received text messages from Faith’s phone she said were misspelled and did not make any sense. Faith was reported missing by family members on November 4, 2019. In December 2019, the Del City Police arrested Tanner Washington on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Faith’s disappearance. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), the state charges were dismissed due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma which says that Oklahoma authorities cannot arrest or prosecute anyone involved in a crime on reservation land, and tribal authorities cannot arrest or prosecute crimes committed by non-tribal members. However, a federal indictment for murder was returned for Washington after the federal grand jury in Muskogee completed its May 2021 session. According to Oklahoma’s News 4, Tanner Washington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on October 31, 2022. They reported that court records revealed blood samples “discovered on the carpet of the back seat and on a set of sunglasses” in Washington’s old car were found to be “a biological match” to Faith. The investigation is still open and ongoing as the OSBI works to locate Faith’s body. They are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to her location. If you know something that might help find Faith, or if you saw something unusual or suspicious around the time she vanished, please contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or [email protected].

 

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NOV 3, 2023
NBC News - 10 YEARS OF MISSING IN AMERICA
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... In November of 2023, the OSBI told Dateline that the case was turned over to the FBI. Faith’s body has not been found. If you know anything that might help find Faith’s remains, you can leave a tip with the FBI tips.fbi.gov.

 

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JAN 13, 2024

Faith Lindsey's killer to be sentenced in February

Tanner Dean Washington, 29, Stratford, admitted killer of 17-year-old Faith Lindsey, is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 29 for her murder.

www.theadanews.com

Tanner Dean Washington, 29, Stratford, admitted killer of 17-year-old Faith Lindsey, is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 29 for her murder.

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Washington’s sentencing is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Courtroom 1, Room 230, of the U.S. Courthouse in Muskogee.

Washington pleaded guilty in August 2022 to “second-degree murder in Indian Country,” and admitted to killing Lindsey in 2012, his then girlfriend.

Washington admitted that “On or about October 27, 2019, I did unlawfully kill Faith Lindsey with malice aforethought,” Washington said in a court record.

Although his admission was part of a plea agreement, there is no agreement between the federal government and Washington as far as sentencing, meaning he could face any number of years up to life in prison.

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MAR 1, 2024

Tanner Washington's sentencing hearing postponed

The sentencing hearing for Tanner Dean Washington, 29, Stratford, admitted killer of 17-year-old Faith Lindsey, was postponed to April 25.

www.theadanews.com

The sentencing hearing for Tanner Dean Washington, 29, Stratford, admitted killer of 17-year-old Faith Lindsey, was postponed to April 25.

The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1, Room 230, of the U.S. Courthouse in Muskogee. Washington was originally scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 29.

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MAY 6, 2024

Washington Sentenced To Life For Murder

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tanner Dean Washington, age 29, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend, Faith Lindsey. On August 31, 2022, Washington pleaded guilty to...

www.justice.gov

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tanner Dean Washington, age 29, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend, Faith Lindsey.

Faith Lindsey's killer to spend rest of life in prison

A Stratford resident who killed his girlfriend in 2019 was recently sentenced to serve life in a federal prison.

www.theadanews.com

Washington admitted that “On or about October 27, 2019, I did unlawfully kill Faith Lindsey with malice aforethought,” Washington said in a court record.

However, according to investigators, Washington has never revealed what happened to Lindsey’s body.

 

[OkCujo98]

Hello everyone I am new to this website. I would like to take you guys back to the year 2019 to current. A woman named Faith Lindsey from Oklahoma she was last known to be with her then boyfriend at the time Tanner Washington. Washington admitted to killing Lindsey but her body has never been found to this day. Faith Lindsey is a missing murdered indigenous woman of Oklahoma. Please take some time in looking at this case.

Court documents suggest Faith Lindsey’s accused killer plans to plead guilty

A man accused of murdering a Pauls Valley girl is expected to plead guilty tomorrow morning at a federal court hearing in Muskogee.

www.kxii.com

 

[OkCujo98]

It was said in a news report that Lindsey’s blood was found on Washington’s shoes, phone, pants. He also said that he shot Lindsey but her body has not been found. Investigators say that her body could be in Seminole, Garvin and Pontotoc county, but they think that Washington Shot her somewhere in Ada/Sasakwa, OK.

 

[OkCujo98]

My question is where was Tanner Washington at from October 28th - December 20th? October 28th was the last time anyone saw or heard from Faith and December 20th was when Tanner was arrested.

 

[mlhenn]

Faith Lindsey – The Charley Project

Last updated December 21, 2024; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance​

Faith was last seen in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on October 28, 2019. She is from Ada, Oklahoma, but at the time of her disappearance she was living with her boyfriend, Tanner Dean Washington, in Pauls Valley, and worked at a Sonic restaurant. A photo of Washington is posted with this case summary. They had been living together for about four months.

According to Washington, he dropped Faith off at Sonic at 2:50 p.m. on the day of her disappearance, then returned two hours later to give her a drink, but she wasn't there. Her coworkers told police she never arrived for her shift at all that day.

Faith's supervisor, when interviewed, told police that there had been some problems between Faith and Washington that affected her work; Washington would go to the restaurant while she was working and "bother" her and other employees. Washington admitted to investigators that on several occasions their relationship had "become physical", acknowledged that he could be controlling, and said he thought Faith had been planning to leave him. At the time of her disappearance, he was on probation for assault and battery against her.

After Washington told Faith's family she was missing, her sister got texts from her phone number, saying she was with someone who was refusing to take her home. The texts had poor spelling and punctuation, which is not characteristic of how Faith wrote. Faith's phone also made repeated calls to her sister's phone, but would hang up as soon as her sister answered.

Investigators think it was actually Washington who wrote and sent the texts. He told police he'd gotten a text saying Faith had been shot, then later admitted he'd lied about receiving the text. As a result, in November he was charged with false reporting of a crime and obstruction of an officer.

On the day after Faith was last seen, Washington told an ex-girlfriend and her husband, a minister, that Faith had been shot in Sasakwa, Oklahoma and he was the reason she had died. The ex-girlfriend noticed he had apparent bloodstains on his shoes, pants and cellular phone, and Washington said it was Faith's blood.

Because of Washington's history of drug use, his ex-girlfriend and her husband didn't initially take his statements seriously. But when she found out Faith was missing, the ex-girlfriend she contacted police.

Law enforcement subsequently discovered additional bloodstains in Washington's pickup truck, which he sold shortly after Faith's disappearance. There was blood in the backseat and on a pair of sunglasses, and it was later proven by DNA to be Faith's.

In December 2019, Washington was charged with first-degree murder in Faith's case. The charges were subsequently dismissed because, due to a recent Supreme Court ruling, the state of Oklahoma does not have jurisdiction over crimes committed against tribal citizens. However, the case was refiled in federal court. In August 2022, Washington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Faith's death, but he did not disclose where her remains were.

In May 2024, Washington was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Faith's body has never been found, but foul play is suspected in her case due to the circumstances involved. Her remains may be in Seminole County, Garvin County or Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

 

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