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Julie Ann Weflen was born on May 3, 1959. But by 1987, Julie was married to a man named Mike and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Washington State as a power operator. Julie was one of the few female operators in the company and according to the Charley Project: “her duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.” By all accounts, Julie enjoyed her work.
In September 16, 1987, Julie was notified that one of the transformers was low on nitrogen. Her colleague told her it could wait until the next day, but Julie told them that she had time to take of it then. This particular transformer was called the Spring Hill substation and was located near Riverside State Park, where Four Mound and Coulee Hite Roads meet, which is northwest of Spokane, Washington. At around 2pm, Julie went to go check on things, and signed in at the substation at about 2:30pm. It is believed that Julie finished her work in about an hour (according to other BPA workers who’d faced similar problems), so between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. Julie was driving a company minivan at the time.
However, no one saw Julie again. But it wasn’t until later that evening at about 9pm that someone noticed something unusual. Someone who lived nearby and was driving home noticed the van (although some sourced say truck) parked in the gravel lot next to the substation, and no one was around the vehicle. Thinking this was odd, this person called the police. When police arrived at the scene, Julie’s hardhat, toolbox, sunglasses and water bottle were found next to the truck. Julie’s purse was still inside the vehicle but the driver’s side door and the back hatch were both open.
There were apparently signs of a struggle, including drag marks and tire prints not from Julie’s company vehicle. Police soon believed that two men overpowered Julie and abducted her. But there has been no trace of Julie since then, her body has never turned up. Police also believe that it was someone local was involved with Julie’s disappearance, in part because the substation was kind of out in the middle of nowhere.
Julie’s husband Mike was initially a suspect. However, Mike had a solid alibi–he was painting a house 50 miles west of Spokane. In the weeks after Julie vanished, Mike put up 100,000 fliers with Julie’s picture on it and handed out 10,000 buttons as well. Mike was described as been “devoted,” to Julie, and she left a void in Mike’s life as well as the lives of those she worked with at BPA.
Julie Weflen was 28 years old when she vanished, she stood at 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. Julie has brown hair and eyes, pierced ears, and a scar on her back from where she had a metal rod implanted in her spine. She also had a black Casio watch and was wearing her wedding ring. It’s unknown what Julie was wearing that day.
Julie Ann Weflen was born on May 3, 1959. But by 1987, Julie was married to a man named Mike and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Washington State as a power operator. Julie was one of the few female operators in the company and according to the Charley Project: “her duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.” By all accounts, Julie enjoyed her work.
In September 16, 1987, Julie was notified that one of the transformers was low on nitrogen. Her colleague told her it could wait until the next day, but Julie told them that she had time to take of it then. This particular transformer was called the Spring Hill substation and was located near Riverside State Park, where Four Mound and Coulee Hite Roads meet, which is northwest of Spokane, Washington. At around 2pm, Julie went to go check on things, and signed in at the substation at about 2:30pm. It is believed that Julie finished her work in about an hour (according to other BPA workers who’d faced similar problems), so between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. Julie was driving a company minivan at the time.
However, no one saw Julie again. But it wasn’t until later that evening at about 9pm that someone noticed something unusual. Someone who lived nearby and was driving home noticed the van (although some sourced say truck) parked in the gravel lot next to the substation, and no one was around the vehicle. Thinking this was odd, this person called the police. When police arrived at the scene, Julie’s hardhat, toolbox, sunglasses and water bottle were found next to the truck. Julie’s purse was still inside the vehicle but the driver’s side door and the back hatch were both open.
There were apparently signs of a struggle, including drag marks and tire prints not from Julie’s company vehicle. Police soon believed that two men overpowered Julie and abducted her. But there has been no trace of Julie since then, her body has never turned up. Police also believe that it was someone local was involved with Julie’s disappearance, in part because the substation was kind of out in the middle of nowhere.
Julie’s husband Mike was initially a suspect. However, Mike had a solid alibi–he was painting a house 50 miles west of Spokane. In the weeks after Julie vanished, Mike put up 100,000 fliers with Julie’s picture on it and handed out 10,000 buttons as well. Mike was described as been “devoted,” to Julie, and she left a void in Mike’s life as well as the lives of those she worked with at BPA.
Julie Weflen was 28 years old when she vanished, she stood at 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. Julie has brown hair and eyes, pierced ears, and a scar on her back from where she had a metal rod implanted in her spine. She also had a black Casio watch and was wearing her wedding ring. It’s unknown what Julie was wearing that day.Julie Ann Weflen was born on May 3, 1959. But by 1987, Julie was married to a man named Mike and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Washington State as a power operator. Julie was one of the few female operators in the company and according to the Charley Project: “her duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.” By all accounts, Julie enjoyed her work.
In September 16, 1987, Julie was notified that one of the transformers was low on nitrogen. Her colleague told her it could wait until the next day, but Julie told them that she had time to take of it then. This particular transformer was called the Spring Hill substation and was located near Riverside State Park, where Four Mound and Coulee Hite Roads meet, which is northwest of Spokane, Washington. At around 2pm, Julie went to go check on things, and signed in at the substation at about 2:30pm. It is believed that Julie finished her work in about an hour (according to other BPA workers who’d faced similar problems), so between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. Julie was driving a company minivan at the time.
However, no one saw Julie again. But it wasn’t until later that evening at about 9pm that someone noticed something unusual. Someone who lived nearby and was driving home noticed the van (although some sourced say truck) parked in the gravel lot next to the substation, and no one was around the vehicle. Thinking this was odd, this person called the police. When police arrived at the scene, Julie’s hardhat, toolbox, sunglasses and water bottle were found next to the truck. Julie’s purse was still inside the vehicle but the driver’s side door and the back hatch were both open.
There were apparently signs of a struggle, including drag marks and tire prints not from Julie’s company vehicle. Police soon believed that two men overpowered Julie and abducted her. But there has been no trace of Julie since then, her body has never turned up. Police also believe that it was someone local was involved with Julie’s disappearance, in part because the substation was kind of out in the middle of nowhere.
Julie’s husband Mike was initially a suspect. However, Mike had a solid alibi–he was painting a house 50 miles west of Spokane. In the weeks after Julie vanished, Mike put up 100,000 fliers with Julie’s picture on it and handed out 10,000 buttons as well. Mike was described as been “devoted,” to Julie, and she left a void in Mike’s life as well as the lives of those she worked with at BPA.
Julie Weflen was 28 years old when she vanished, she stood at 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. Julie has brown hair and eyes, pierced ears, and a scar on her back from where she had a metal rod implanted in her spine. She also had a black Casio watch and was wearing her wedding ring. It’s unknown what Julie was wearing that day.
Julie Ann Weflen was born on May 3, 1959. But by 1987, Julie was married to a man named Mike and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Washington State as a power operator. Julie was one of the few female operators in the company and according to the Charley Project: “her duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.” By all accounts, Julie enjoyed her work.
In September 16, 1987, Julie was notified that one of the transformers was low on nitrogen. Her colleague told her it could wait until the next day, but Julie told them that she had time to take of it then. This particular transformer was called the Spring Hill substation and was located near Riverside State Park, where Four Mound and Coulee Hite Roads meet, which is northwest of Spokane, Washington. At around 2pm, Julie went to go check on things, and signed in at the substation at about 2:30pm. It is believed that Julie finished her work in about an hour (according to other BPA workers who’d faced similar problems), so between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. Julie was driving a company minivan at the time.
However, no one saw Julie again. But it wasn’t until later that evening at about 9pm that someone noticed something unusual. Someone who lived nearby and was driving home noticed the van (although some sourced say truck) parked in the gravel lot next to the substation, and no one was around the vehicle. Thinking this was odd, this person called the police. When police arrived at the scene, Julie’s hardhat, toolbox, sunglasses and water bottle were found next to the truck. Julie’s purse was still inside the vehicle but the driver’s side door and the back hatch were both open.
There were apparently signs of a struggle, including drag marks and tire prints not from Julie’s company vehicle. Police soon believed that two men overpowered Julie and abducted her. But there has been no trace of Julie since then, her body has never turned up. Police also believe that it was someone local was involved with Julie’s disappearance, in part because the substation was kind of out in the middle of nowhere.
Julie’s husband Mike was initially a suspect. However, Mike had a solid alibi–he was painting a house 50 miles west of Spokane. In the weeks after Julie vanished, Mike put up 100,000 fliers with Julie’s picture on it and handed out 10,000 buttons as well. Mike was described as been “devoted,” to Julie, and she left a void in Mike’s life as well as the lives of those she worked with at BPA.
Julie Weflen was 28 years old when she vanished, she stood at 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. Julie has brown hair and eyes, pierced ears, and a scar on her back from where she had a metal rod implanted in her spine. She also had a black Casio watch and was wearing her wedding ring. It’s unknown what Julie was wearing that day.Julie Ann Weflen was born on May 3, 1959. But by 1987, Julie was married to a man named Mike and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in Washington State as a power operator. Julie was one of the few female operators in the company and according to the Charley Project: “her duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.” By all accounts, Julie enjoyed her work.
In September 16, 1987, Julie was notified that one of the transformers was low on nitrogen. Her colleague told her it could wait until the next day, but Julie told them that she had time to take of it then. This particular transformer was called the Spring Hill substation and was located near Riverside State Park, where Four Mound and Coulee Hite Roads meet, which is northwest of Spokane, Washington. At around 2pm, Julie went to go check on things, and signed in at the substation at about 2:30pm. It is believed that Julie finished her work in about an hour (according to other BPA workers who’d faced similar problems), so between 3:30pm and 3:45pm. Julie was driving a company minivan at the time.However, no one saw Julie again. But it wasn’t until later that evening at about 9pm that someone noticed something unusual. Someone who lived nearby and was driving home noticed the van (although some sourced say truck) parked in the gravel lot next to the substation, and no one was around the vehicle. Thinking this was odd, this person called the police. When police arrived at the scene, Julie’s hardhat, toolbox, sunglasses and water bottle were found next to the truck. Julie’s purse was still inside the vehicle but the driver’s side door and the back hatch were both open.There were apparently signs of a struggle, including drag marks and tire prints not from Julie’s company vehicle. Police soon believed that two men overpowered Julie and abducted her. But there has been no trace of Julie since then, her body has never turned up. Police also believe that it was someone local was involved with Julie’s disappearance, in part because the substation was kind of out in the middle of nowhere.Julie’s husband Mike was initially a suspect. However, Mike had a solid alibi–he was painting a house 50 miles west of Spokane. In the weeks after Julie vanished, Mike put up 100,000 fliers with Julie’s picture on it and handed out 10,000 buttons as well. Mike was described as been “devoted,” to Julie, and she left a void in Mike’s life as well as the lives of those she worked with at BPA.Julie Weflen was 28 years old when she vanished, she stood at 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. Julie has brown hair and eyes, pierced ears, and a scar on her back from where she had a metal rod implanted in her spine. She also had a black Casio watch and was wearing her wedding ring. It’s unknown what Julie was wearing that day.
