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Christale Careaga

Case from Bremerton, WA dated Jan 27, 2017

Victim Details

Christale Careaga

Female

White / Caucasian

Bremerton

WA

2017-01-27

37

Christale

Careaga

06/28/2026

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On the cold evening of January 27, 2017, the life of 37-year-old Caucasian female Christale Careaga was violently cut short in her Bremerton, Washington, home. What began as a response to a house fire soon unraveled into a complex and brutal quadruple homicide investigation that would grip the community for years. When firefighters extinguished the blaze at the Careaga residence, they discovered the bodies of Christale, her 16-year-old son, Johnathon Higgins, and her 16-year-old stepson, Hunter ...
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  • Kitsap Crime and Justice | The Kitsap Sun staff writes about crime and criminal justice issues.
  • KOMO: Person of interest identified in Kitsap County quadruple murder
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    I’ve been following the Careaga family case since it happened, and something that keeps gnawing at... ...Read More
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