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Vance Lakey

Case from Auburn, WA dated Mar 16, 2021

Victim Details

Vance Lakey

Male

Auburn

WA

2021-03-16

31

Vance

Lakey

07/14/2026

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In March of 2021, the life of 31-year-old Vance Lakey was tragically cut short. His body, along with that of his 59-year-old father, Michael Goeman, was discovered in a remote, overgrown area off West Valley Highway in Algona, Washington. The King County Medical Examiner's Office later determined that both men had been victims of a homicide. Vance Lakey had died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head, while his father had sustained a single fatal gunshot wound to the head.

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  • The Seattle Times: WA man faces 4th murder charge after luring victims with gold, prosecutors say
  • The Seattle Times: Kent man faces murder, arson charges as sheriff’s detectives continue to investigate double homicide
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