Edwin Oliver Pooler, 45, was last seen April 14, 1991, in the Alice Flats HUD Sites in Keller, Washington. He was reportedly with three men and one woman when he vanished. Family initially treated his absence as one of his short disappearances, but weeks later his sister reported him missing and the family suspected foul play.

Pooler was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, had struggled with alcohol, associated with people involved in drugs, and had a prior robbery conviction. He had lost his left eye in an accident and may have been wearing an eye patch; his prosthetic eye was reportedly misplaced before he disappeared. His cousin James H. Gallaher Jr., also of the Colville Confederated Tribes and with a history of theft, assault, and robbery, had at times let Edwin stay at his Keller home.

Years later Gallaher was indicted in December 2005 for premeditated murder; in May 2007 he confessed in court, saying he punched Edwin and the victim suffered a broken neck. In May 2009 Gallaher pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received a six-year sentence. Edwin’s remains have never been found and the case remains an endangered missing person case with suspected foul play.

Did anyone in Keller or the Colville community have contact with Edwin in the weeks after April 14, 1991?