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On March 17, 1989, Ty McCollough, 18, was one of three people found shot to death inside his pickup truck in a remote area of Bainbridge Island, Washington. The others were JayDee Phillips, 23, and Ann Rice, 19. Investigators recovered a .22-caliber handgun and a 12-gauge shotgun as the primary murder weapons.

Investigators at one point believed the killings were connected to drugs and may have been a mistaken act of revenge for a theft involving McCollough’s truck. An inmate, Douglas John Stanfield, later confessed to involvement and his confession prompted the arrest of Robert Welsh, 25, but Stanfield recanted, Welsh was released, then re-arrested when Stanfield again implicated him. Phone records eventually provided an alibi for Welsh. Stanfield ultimately pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Phillips’ death and second-degree murder in McCollough’s death; a charge in Rice’s death was dismissed as part of the plea. Authorities said at least one other person was believed involved but no additional convictions followed.

Does anyone have information about Ty, the location on Bainbridge Island, or people connected to the trio that could help clarify who else was involved?