WA WA- Catherine Dawes, 27, night clerk @ Minit Mart, pants ripped, towel on her head & fatally shot, Vancouver, 18 Jan.,1982, *Unique motorcycle glove*

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Shelby Slaughter, September 10th 2025

Family of Catherine Dawes still seeks justice 43 years after her murder

Detectives in Clark County are still seeking answers in a night clerk's death from four decades ago. Catherine Dawes was found dead at the then Minit Mart on10

katu.com

'VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Detectives in Clark County are still seeking answers in a night clerk's death from four decades ago.
Catherine Dawes was found dead at the then Minit Mart on 10409 S.E. Mill Plain Rd. on Jan. 18, 1982. Her body was discovered by sheriff's deputies in the back of the Minit Mart after the store had closed for the night.'

'Detective Michael Ramon, who has been investigating the case, described the scene.
"She has a towel around her head and has been shot in the side of the head by a gun," he said.'

'Catherine's pants had also been ripped up the seam. Ramon says Catherine took a job at the Minit Mart over the Christmas period to buy presents for her children. '

''DNA tests later showed Catherine was not raped. Ramon believes the owner of those gloves knows what happened to Catherine.

"It’s very unique gloves. So someone might remember someone who owned gloves like that," he said. "The thing that bothers me the most about this case is how did this helmet get there?''

Two different witnesses gave a description to a sketch artist. They both seemingly described two different men.

 

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Sep 10, 2025 #coldcase #vancouver #detective
Detectives in Clark County are still seeking answers in a night clerk's death from four decades ago. Catherine Dawes was found dead at the then Minit Mart on 10409 S.E. Mill Plain Rd. on January 18th, 1982.Her body was discovered by sheriff's deputies in the back of the Minit Mart after the store had closed for the night.Detective Michael Ramon, who has been investigating her murder, spoke with KATU On The Case about his continued efforts in bringing a family closure.

 

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Sep 10, 2025 #vancouver #coldcase #timeline
In this interview with KATU On The Case, Detective Michael Ramon gives a detailed timeline of events in a murder he's been investigating for decades.

 

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Hoping to find a pic of the gloves, but no luck so far.
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https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2024-11/2024-11_ccso-community-newsletter-reducedsize.pdf

''Catherine had just locked the door to close the store for the evening and when a man with a gun shot and killed her. He also attempted to rape her but was interrupted by customers trying to enter the store. There is one person of interest in this case: a man described as between 6’ to 6’2” and slim, with long dark hair and an olive complexion. A witness reported seeing a blue motorcycle helmet on the counter at about 1 a.m., when the front doors were locked. After he left, another witness, a taxi driver, saw the front door open, but no one was in the store, and the helmet was gone. A unique pair of motorcycle gloves, along with the helmet, were found on the counter. The gloves are described as black and elbow-length, with white stitching around the hand and finger portions. It is possible that the helmet and gloves belonged to the person of interest, or to someone else entirely''

 

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Hoping to find a pic of the gloves, but no luck so far.

Neither the pair of gloves nor the helmet was found. Both were seen by a witness and both seem distinctive but all the police have are descriptions. By the time they arrived, the helmet, gloves and keys were all gone. (Source: the two video interviews above.)