Deceased/Not Found WA - Robert Abbott, 62, vehicle found in trailer park, Spokane, 2 April 2024

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Robert Abbott was last seen at his home in Spokane on April 2, 2024. Abbott is a 62-year-old white man who is around 5-feet-8-inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. Abbott has white hair and hazel eyes.

"[Robert's wife] Starr Abbott describes her husband as someone who always goes out of his way to help others. On the day he went missing, she said she was at her mother's home. When she came home, she found what appeared to be blood on the floor. "I didn't get out here until the following day," Starr Abbott said. "I didn't even know that it was blood. At first, I was questioning it and it was dry, whatever it was.” She said Major Crimes Detectives may have found a bullet fragment in a couch cushion and on the ground. Her husband's missing BMW was eventually found at a trailer park in Mead."

Robert left the dogs inside without food or water. Family said that Robert would never leave the dogs. Both of Robert's cell phones go straight to voicemail.

'I need my husband' | Wife of missing Spokane man pleads for help to find him

As detectives work to process the scene where Robert Abbot may have gone missing, his wife and close friend are asking for any information that could help them.

www.krem.com

Spokane County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 62-year-old man

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help finding a missing 62-year-old man.

www.kxly.com

NamUs #MP123853

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

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Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest offering reward for information on missing man

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward to anyone who can give detectives information that helps them locate 62-year-old Robert Abbott.

www.krem.com

Reward from crime stoppers offered in this late May 2024 article.

 

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He has not been located, but he is believed to be deceased and Spokane Sheriff Office announced today that three arrests have been made.

Spokane County Sheriff Office's press release, August 28, 2024.

UPDATE: Major Crimes Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with Missing Person Case

UPDATE: Major Crimes Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with a Missing Person Case, Now Considered a Homicide - Three suspects arrested.

www.spokanecounty.org

UPDATE: Major Crimes Detectives Identify and Arrest Suspects in Connection with a Missing Person Case, Now Considered a Homicide.

Spokane County Major Crimes Detectives, working the Missing Persons case of Robert B. Abbott, now consider this a homicide investigation. Through this months-long investigation, they identified three suspects and developed probable cause for their arrest. Early this morning, Deputies, with the assistance of Kalispel Tribal Authorities and Airway Heights Police Officers, located two suspects and safely took them into custody.
Later this morning, Detectives located the third suspect and arrested her.

Major Crimes Detectives have been investigating this incident since early April 2024, when 62-year-old Robert B. Abbott was initially reported missing by his wife.

Through the months-long investigation, Major Crimes Detectives collected evidence, conducted several interviews, and now believe Abbott is deceased, but his remains have not been located.

Detectives developed probable cause to charge 51-year-old Richard L. Trower with Murder 2nd Degree, Residential Burglary, Taking a Motor Vehicle without Permission 2nd Degree, Theft 2nd Degree, and Trafficking in Stolen Property.

Detectives also developed probable cause to charge Trower’s wife, 52-year-old Teri L. Trower (AKA: Christenson), with Rendering Criminal Assistance 1st Degree and Traffic in Stolen Property.

On August 28, 2024, at approximately 1:10 hours, Deputies were contacted by Kalispel Tribal Authorities and informed Richard Trower was at the casino.

As Deputies coordinated with Kalispel Authorities and Airway Heights Police Officers, they waited until Richard and Teri left the building. They were arrested in the parking lot at approximately 1:50 a.m. After speaking with Detectives, they were informed of their charges and booked into the Spokane County Jail.

Richard L. Trower is charged with Murder 2nd Degree, Residential Burglary, Taking a Motor Vehicle without Permission 2nd Degree, Theft 2nd Degree, and Trafficking in Stolen Property.

Teri L. Trower is charged with Rendering Criminal Assistance 1st Degree and Traffic in Stolen Property.

Later this morning, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Detectives located a third suspect, 43-year-old Heather L. Lewis, at a residence east of Cheney. She was safely taken into custody and will be booked into the Spokane County Jail for charges of Murder 2nd Degree, Residential Burglary, Taking a Motor Vehicle without Permission 2nd Degree, and Theft 2nd Degree.

This is an active investigation, and additional charges or arrests are possible.

Anyone with information that can assist Major Crimes Detectives with this investigation or help locate Robert B. Abbott’s remains is urged to call Detective N. Bohanek at 509-477-3223, reference #10046777.

The Washington State Crime Lab, Real-Time Crime Center, and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Forensics Unit have all assisted during this investigation.
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