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Christale Careaga

Death by Force
Case Description
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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 ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Christale Careaga

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Bremerton

    WA

    2017-01-27

    37

    Christale

    Careaga

    11/09/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I’ve been following the Careaga family case since it happened, and something that keeps gnawing at... ...Read More
    08/14/2023
    I’ve been thinking about how the local businesses owned by the Careaga family, Christale's Java Hu... ...Read More
    06/25/2023
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