Seattle, WA – After more than three decades of waiting, Seattle police have made an arrest in the 1994 murder of 14-year-old Tanya Marie Frazier, bringing long-awaited closure to one of the city’s most haunting cold cases.
According to the Seattle Police Department, Frazier vanished on July 18, 1994, after leaving a summer school class at Meany Middle School. Her body was discovered later that day in the 2200 block of East Highland Drive, only a few blocks from where she was last seen.
Police announced that Mark Anthony Russ, 57, has been arrested and booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide. Detectives say new DNA testing linked Russ, who was recently released from prison, to the crime.
“Multiple generations of investigators and scientists have worked on this case for over three decades,” said Seattle Police Detective Rolf Norton. “Today is not a day for celebration; it’s a day to reflect on Tanya Frazier and her family as they continue to grieve.”
At the time of her death, Frazier had just graduated from Washington Middle School and was preparing for high school. Her murder deeply affected the Mount Baker and Capitol Hill neighborhoods.
Russ is expected to appear in court today at 2 p.m. For further details, officials recommend contacting the King County Prosecutor’s Office or the Washington State Department of Corrections.
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