Jason M. Castle, 42, of Marysville, Washington, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of November 8, 2020, following what began as a drug transaction near a Shell gas station on 88th Street NE. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, citing blunt force injuries. Castle had been buying fentanyl from Lyon Nick Torns and, after spending a couple of hours at a casino with his wife Kathryn, left to meet Torns. He called his wife during the encounter, warning he had a bad feeling and later sent a text asking her to meet him at a nearby grocery store.

Investigators identified Lyon Nick Torns, 36, and James B. Flowers, 30, as suspects. Torns was seen driving Castle’s Volkswagen Touareg; he later drove off and abandoned the vehicle in a hotel parking lot while fleeing in a black sedan. Torns surrendered in Las Vegas on November 16 and Flowers was arrested on November 17 in Mountlake Terrace. Court filings show Flowers pleaded guilty to first-degree rendering criminal assistance and received just over two years; Torns pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to more than 19 years. Does anyone have information about Castle’s movements that night or about the meeting locations near the Shell station?