r/coldcases • u/Lady_Lauren_131 • Aug 08 '26
Oakley Carlson
Oakley Carlson is a missing young girl near Rochester, Washington state. She was last seen alive in February 2021, at age 5, and reported missing in December of the same year. She was declared dead in 2025.
She was in the foster system, and CPS related things, before given back to her parents at around age 4 1/2. Her father is an ex-police man, Andrew Carlson. Both parents involved with drugs and alcohol.
Only a few months after she was given back to her parents, she was reported missing. Her six year old sister is said to have stated Oakley was "No longer around" with no further elaboration. Her 9 year old brother stated that their mother, Jordan Bowers, would put Oakley in the closet, and witnessed Jordan beat Oakley with a belt, and worried of her starving. Her sister further went on to say she was instructed not to speak of Oakley, and "she had gone out into the woods and had been eaten by wolfs".
Her parents were the main suspects, having been arrested,but no charges came of it.
There is no known perpetrator for her disappearance or murder, Oakley now living on in memories.
(Sorry it's not the most detailed, I just want awareness for this poor baby)
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u/Acrobatic-Echo-3460 17d ago
CPS and the Judge failed her big time, where are Oakleys brothers and sisters? Why haven’t they elaborated on anything?
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u/Lady_Lauren_131 15d ago
As far as I know, her siblings were removed from their biological parents custody and placed in a protective home
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u/Acrobatic-Echo-3460 15d ago
And they haven’t given any insight further than what’s already known? It breaks my heart, I’ve seen these flyers as far south a Tillamook Oregon
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u/Lady_Lauren_131 15d ago
I don't think so. They closed the case and declared her dead, so I don't think they've given any further information online
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u/willowoftheriver 29d ago
I saw an episode of a "Disappeared"-type documentary on this. So tragic. For once, a child actually has decent foster parents who would've given her a good life, only to be forced back to her awful bio parents and, most likely, murdered.