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Charles Gardiner

Case from Vancouver, WA dated Apr 23, 2025

Victim Details

Charles Gardiner

Male

White / Caucasian

Vancouver

WA

2025-04-23

65

Charles

Gardiner

07/09/2026

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A perplexing series of events in Vancouver, Washington, culminated in the death of 54-year-old Charles Gardiner, a male who served as the interim chief of the Cowlitz Tribal Public Safety Department. On the evening of April 23, 2025, what was initially reported as a residential burglary set in motion an investigation that would uncover a more complex and disturbing story. Clark County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home on Northeast 79th Street around 9:43 p.m. after a resident called 9 ...
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  • https://www.kptv.com: Cowlitz police chief who committed suicide investigated for child sex crimes
  • kgw.com: Tribal police chief found dead in Vancouver is suspected of sex crimes, Clark County Sheriff's Office says
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