Patricia Ann Yellowrobe, 38, was found dead in a vacant lot in Seattle in late summer 1998. An initial examination concluded she had died on January 9, 1998, from an accidental overdose of alcohol and opiates, and her family buried her on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation believing the overdose finding.

Patricia was a divorced nursing aide and mother of three, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree tribe from the Rocky Boy Reservation, and had been living in West Seattle at the time of her death. Years later Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, confessed to killing her as part of a plea deal, and her death was reclassified as a homicide.

Patricia’s family faced the loss again with the knowledge that her death was the result of a violent act rather than an accidental overdose. Does anyone have information about Patricia’s life in West Seattle or her last known movements that could add context to her case?