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Lynn Stafford-yilmaz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bainbridge Island, Washington on Jan 13, 2009

Victim Details

Mar 14, 2019

Oct 12, 2022

Lynn

Stafford-yilmaz

62

45

65 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 13, 2009

Bainbridge Island

Washington

Kitsap County

No

48664

Washington State Patrol - District 8

Bremerton

Washington

Kitsap County

98312

4811 Werner Rd, Washington

3604730300

State

Law Enforcement

09-000738

2009-01-13

Washington State Patrol - District 8

9644

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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On the evening of January 13, 2009, 45-year-old Lynn Miller Stafford-Yilmaz, a resident of Bellevue and an English as a Second Language educator, drove her Ford Windstar minivan onto the M/V Puyallup ferry at Coleman Dock in Seattle. The ferry was bound for Bainbridge Island on its 10:55 p.m. crossing. When the vessel arrived at its destination, however, her van was found abandoned on the car deck. Stafford-Yilmaz, a wife and mother, was nowhere to be found. The discovery of her unattended vehic ...
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Last Seen: Jan 13, 2009

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  • Details of woman's disappearance unclear - The Seattle Times
  • No foul play in disappearance of woman on state ferry | king5.com
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