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Kayla Vallee

Case from University Place, WA dated Dec 09, 2023

Victim Details

Kayla Vallee

Female

White / Caucasian

University Place

WA

2023-12-09

40

Kayla

Vallee

Yes

07/07/2026

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On a cold December morning in 2023, a dispute over the custody of a child tragically ended in the death of Kayla Vallee, a 40-year-old Caucasian woman and devoted mother of five from Bonney Lake, Washington. The events that unfolded on December 9th began when Vallee went to the University Place apartment of her child's father, 42-year-old Duane Dushon Moore, to pick up their 10-year-old son and discuss their custody arrangement. Despite warnings from her family not to go alone, Vallee entered th ...
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  • https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article283200533.html
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