Pullman Police Investigating Woman's Death

Key Details: This article highlights the regional context of the time. It notes that two months after Hazel vanished, police 25 miles away in Pullman, WA investigated the suspicious death of an unrelated elderly woman named Dorothy Martin following a condo complex break-in. It documents that Latah County investigators actively reviewed the Pullman case for potential crossover leads.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jul/23/pullman-police-investigating-womans-death/