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Pacific County Court Declares Missing 5-Year-Old Oakley Carlson Legally Dead

A judge granted her siblings’ petition after four years with no trace of the child or her remains.

Overview

  • Pacific County Superior Court issued the death declaration after a filing by Oakley Carlson’s surviving siblings, as reported by The Olympian.
  • Oakley was reported missing from her Oakville, Washington, home in December 2021, and investigators have never located her.
  • Her parents, Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, were identified as persons of interest and were previously arrested during the investigation.
  • The petition asserts there is no scenario in which Oakley is alive, says police do not suspect kidnapping, and states law enforcement suspects the parents’ involvement.
  • Court records detail siblings’ allegations of abuse in the home, and both parents were convicted in 2022 of child endangerment involving a controlled substance in a separate case.