Robert Brent Marshall (July 10, 1952 – March 7, 1982) often called Brent, was discovered stabbed to loss of life close to his taxi on forty sixth Ave SE and 208th St SE in Bothell, Washington.
The taxi firm he drove for on a part-time foundation was Hawley’s North Finish Taxi. The proprietor talked about within the Day by day Herald of March 9, 1982 the misunderstanding about taxi drivers carrying loads of money. She mentioned Brent may solely have had $10 on him. Theft might have been a motive. Nonetheless, we simply have no idea.
There’s a good likelihood a stranger stabbed Brent. That stranger might not be a neighborhood and even the passenger he was going to choose up.
Not one of the articles I learn within the newspaper archives talked about {that a} knife was discovered both close to his physique or contained in the taxi.
Brent had been stabbed a number of occasions. To make this case even tougher, a taxi is sure to be coated in prints from folks all around the state and generally even the world.
Brent’s final fare was close to midnight on March 6, 1982 to choose up a buyer from the Sirloin Inn in Lake Forest Park. He didn’t give the radio dispatcher any indication that he was in bother, the Day by day Herald (Everett, Washington) from March 8, 1982 famous.
On March 16, 1982 that very same paper mentioned Brent “could have picked up his final passenger at a Tremendous Safeway retailer in Kenmore at approx. 1145pm on March 6” referring to Detective Randy Nichols. That might have been a change in location of about 6min by automobile based on Google maps.
9 hours later, Brent’s stays have been discovered alongside his taxi on the finish of a dust street to the east of Thrasher’s Nook in south Snohomish County. In response to the papers, there was blood on the street close to his physique.
Robert Brent Marshall is remembered as a sort man who served within the Air Drive based on the Herald Internet. That article is behind a paywall. The Day by day Herald added that he “spent two years within the armed forces after ending highschool” after which moved to Seattle the place he labored as a carpenter.
When he harm his knee, “he used his G.I. invoice to go to cosmetology faculty and have become a hairdresser.” He drove his taxi half time for additional money. His status as a driver was good and normally, he was a accountable man. He would have checked again in upon choosing up or dropping off his passenger however he by no means did.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s workplace has a chilly instances web page with details about their card decks, see right here. From the Herald Internet: “For his or her deck, Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives selected 52 males, girls and youngsters who have been killed or who disappeared underneath suspicious circumstances over the previous 4 many years. Not all of the instances are being investigated by the sheriff’s chilly case workforce. Just a few instances being dealt with by police in Everett and Monroe are a part of the deck.” All of the playing cards right here.
As you possibly can see, in some instances they’ve made an arrest or the case was solved or the particular person was positioned. Allow us to hope Robert Brent Marshall is subsequent.
Contact data
You probably have any details about this case, please name 800-222-TIPS (8477). As much as a $1,000 reward is obtainable. Suggestions additionally will be left on the Sheriff’s tip line at 425-388-3845. Callers could stay nameless, though suggestions have been extra profitable when callers communicate with detectives, police mentioned.
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Within the sequence “Case of the Month” I spotlight previous unsolved instances. These posts will not be an in-depth evaluation and naturally, extra data will be discovered on-line and in newspaper archives.
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Relaxation in peace, Robert Brent Marshall.
