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Articles by Diana Hefley
Alleged scam artist was ‘very, very convincing,’ police say
Alleged scam artist was ‘very, very convincing,’ police...
By Diana Hefley • October 4, 2017 1:30 am

She’s accused of bilking people from Lynnwood, Bothell & beyond out of tens of thousands of dollars.

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Former Bothell resident Alan Smith’s conviction in the murder of his wife was upheld. Reporter file photo
Former Bothell resident Alan Smith’s conviction upheld following...
By Diana Hefley • January 16, 2017 1:30 am

A former Boeing engineer convicted of murdering his estranged wife wasn’t able to convince the state Court of Appeals that…

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Jacob Tusken is led into Snohomish County Superior Court Monday to be sentenced for the first-degree assault of his own infant daughter. The child is left with permanent brain injuries and will require constant care for life. DAN BATES/The Herald
Bothell man who assaulted his baby faces 10...
By Diana Hefley • November 11, 2016 6:30 am

She brought joy to their lives like only a grandchild can.

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Family of nurse killed during Bothell police pursuit settles for $3 million
Family of nurse killed during Bothell police pursuit...
By Diana Hefley • January 29, 2016 6:32 pm

The family of an Everett nurse killed by a fugitive trying to outrun Bothell police officers has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $3 million.

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Warrant issued for alleged baby abuser who didn’t show up for arraignment
Warrant issued for alleged baby abuser who didn’t...
By Diana Hefley • March 23, 2015 9:55 am

A judge Friday signed a $500,000 arrest warrant for a man accused of abusing his infant daughter and leaving her with brain damage.

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Alan Justin Smith
Judge to announce verdict in Bothell murder trial...
By Diana Hefley • February 2, 2015 3:41 pm

A Snohomish County judge plans Wednesday to announce her verdict in the trial of a Bothell man accused of beating, stabbing and drowning his estranged wife.

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Family members of the victim look away during the most gruesome of photographs during the trial. In the background and right
Defense attorney says Bothell resident Alan Smith at...
By Diana Hefley • January 16, 2015 1:22 pm

Alan Smith was home asleep on the living room floor between his two young children when his estranged wife was bludgeoned, stabbed and drowned in her bathtub two miles away, a Snohomish County judge was told Thursday.

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Bothell man faces federal gun, drug charges
Bothell man faces federal gun, drug charges
By Diana Hefley • January 6, 2015 8:49 pm

A Bothell man allegedly caught in Everett with a car full of drugs and a storage locker packed with guns, including an anti-tank weapon, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

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Joseph Strange waits for a deputy to handcuff him at the first break of his trial
Jury deliberates whether fatal car crash was murder
By Diana Hefley • November 19, 2014 8:44 pm

A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the murder trial of a man accused of causing a deadly crash while trying to outrun Bothell police officers in downtown Everett.

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Joseph Strange waits for a deputy to handcuff him at the first break of his trial
Prosecutors try to prove crash that killed nurse...
By Diana Hefley • November 12, 2014 8:57 pm

Rachael Kamin was unconscious and bleeding from the head when police officers pulled her from the wreckage of her Honda CRV, then lying toppled over on a downtown Everett sidewalk.

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Alan Smith
Trial delayed for Bothell man accused of killing...
By Diana Hefley • May 23, 2014 3:01 pm

The trial for a Bothell man accused of killing his estranged wife won’t happen until next year. Alan Smith’s defense attorneys earlier this week told a Snohomish County Superior Court judge that they need more time to complete their investigation.

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Two security guards won't face criminal charges for a shooting outside a federal building in Bothell last year.
Two guards cleared in Bothell shooting
By Diana Hefley • January 8, 2014 1:58 pm

Two security guards won’t face criminal charges for a shooting outside a federal building in Bothell last year.

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Bothell woman sentenced to 12 years for killing her mother
Bothell woman sentenced to 12 years for killing...
By Diana Hefley • November 26, 2013 9:53 am

Months before she was found dead in her home, Lila Donaldson asked a judge to lift the protection order Bothell police obtained earlier to keep the elderly woman’s unstable daughter out of the home.

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Bothell man pleads guilty in assault of roommate
Bothell man pleads guilty in assault of roommate
By Diana Hefley • July 13, 2013 10:46 am

A King County juvenile corrections officer and Bothell resident is expected to be on probation for two years after pleading guilty to assaulting his roommate last year.

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Everett man charged with murder after trying to outrun Bothell police
Everett man charged with murder after trying to...
By Diana Hefley • June 3, 2013 12:29 pm

A convicted felon who was trying to outrun cops when he plowed into an Everett nurse is now charged with her murder.

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