In fact, he tried to retire, but the Lewis County Attorney’s Office called him back into service to help solve the murder of Diana Robertson.įrom the beginning the case has been muddy. Support this podcast at - Advertising Inquiries: Privacy & Opt-Out: ĭetective Pat Beale has been an investigator for many, many years. Then, a confession from an unlikely suspect: a man who quickly vanishes without a trace. It was lucky there was no one home at the time.īut, who lit the match? Was someone seeking retribution for one of the shootings? There was no doubt it was arson, with a flare and accelerant used to start the blaze and threatening graffiti left on a wall behind the house. Then on Jtheir little dream would be killed entirely as their quaint little home burned to the ground. After being involved in two on-the-job shootings, Matt was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the couple decided to separate. Matt’s stress on the job was bleeding into his time with the family. But, you never really know what’s going on behind closed doors. They had another baby, a girl this time, and Matthew landed his dream job as an officer with the King County Police Department.įor two decades they had what may have seemed to others like the perfect life. The quaint 2 bedroom home in the town of Renton was just the right size for the young couple and their baby boy.Īnd, it wasn’t long before more of their dreams started coming true.
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When Matthew Bachmeier and his wife, Cheryl, moved their little family from North Dakota to the state of Washington in 1967, they were full of hope for the future. Support this podcast at - Advertising Inquiries: Privacy & Opt-Out: So why were Neil’s parents now being charged with murder?īecause faith might move mountains, but it takes more than prayer to save the life of a child.
And, eventually, he’d start to feel more like himself again.Īt least that’s what had happened before and what they thought would happen this time, too.
Neil was becoming quite an independent young man, driving a tractor and backhoe, tackling some of the most difficult projects with confidence and dedication.Įven when he started feeling a little run down, he hardly took a break. They could get through anything, so long as they stuck together.Īnd that’s what they did – Neil and his younger sister helping grandma with chores and fixing up the property, when they weren’t busy with homeschooling in the barn.
It was in pretty rough shape, but it was only temporary, and they were a close family. In the meantime, they were staying in a trailer that Neil’s grandmother no longer needed herself. They were in the process of selling their home in Oregon City, so they could build the house of their dreams. Neil, his parents and his younger sister tried to focus on the future. In her final hours, the whole family gathered, along with members of their church, to pray for Ava to come back to them, beseeching God to intervene. It must’ve been heartbreaking to watch her spirit fade away as the pneumonia stole her breathe. He was just 16 years old when his little niece became deathly ill in the spring of 2008.Īva was just over a year old and was a delight for the entire family. I wonder whether Neil Beagley ever ruminated on those words.
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