$25,000 Missing Cold Case Reward
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Julie Weflin
CrimePAY$ $25,000 Reward TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)
Almost 25 years after her disappearance, Bonneville Power Adminstration (BPA) and local law enforcement officials continue to search for clues in an effort to discover what happened to Julie Weflen.
On September 16, 1987, Julie Weflen vanished from her work at the Bonneville Power Administration in Spokane, Washington. Her personal items were found next to her truck shortly afterwards. Police believe that she was abducted by two men and was later murdered, although she has never been found.
As an operator for the BPA, Weflen’s duties included energizing and de-energizing power equipment, reading meters and keeping transformers powered up.
On the day she disappeared, she was working with Owen Berio, a former BPA electrician who has since retired.
“It was late in the afternoon, and there was a report that nitrogen was low in one of the transformers at the substation,” Berio said recently.
He told Weflen she could let it go for the day, but she told him she had time.
“And last I saw of her, she was walking down the corridor to get in her truck to go to Springhill.”
Weflen disappeared about 3:30 p.m. from the substation near where Four Mound and Coulee Hite roads meet, northwest of Spokane.
Her hard hat and toolbox, a water bottle and a pair of sunglasses lay on the ground next to the truck. Her purse was still in the work rig. The truck’s driver-side door and back hatch were open.
Randy Ridenhour, who was BPA’s liaison for law enforcement, said police told him at the time it appeared Weflen had been overpowered by two people.
Gravel showed signs of a struggle, including what appeared to be drag marks. A fresh tire pattern, not belonging to Weflen’s vehicle, was found near the substation.
“Her van was parked in the lot, and there were fairly large pieces of rock stirred up,” Hansen said.
In an attempt to generate leads in the case, BPA is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in Weflen’s disappearance.
Through its Crime Witness Program, BPA offers up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of individuals committing crimes against BPA facilities, infrastructure and personnel.
CrimePAY$ $25,000 Reward TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)
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