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Chila Silvernails

Case from Kalama, WA dated Apr 20, 1982

Victim Details

Chila Silvernails

Female

White / Caucasian

Kalama

WA

1982-04-20

8

Chila

Silvernails

06/30/2026

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On a spring morning in Kalama, Washington, eight-year-old Chila Silvernails, a Caucasian female, walked down her driveway on Martins Bluff Road to catch the school bus on April 20, 1982. It was a routine she followed every school day, but on this particular day, she never boarded the bus. When she didn't return home that afternoon, her mother grew worried and discovered Chila had been absent from school. A missing person report was filed later that evening, sparking a frantic search for the youn ...
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