On the morning of Sunday, August 12, 2018, a fisherman at a boat launch on the Humptulips River, about 10 miles west of Hoquiam, found the body of 35-year-old Andrew Detwiler at the launch located at 1344 State Route 109. Deputies from the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by State Patrol and Fish and Wildlife officers, determined Detwiler had been the victim of violence; an autopsy found he died from multiple gunshot wounds and the death was classified as a homicide.

Investigators asked for anyone with information about Detwiler’s movements on the evening of Saturday, August 11, or the early morning of August 12 to come forward. Detectives linked Detwiler to 30-year-old Daniel Stephen Heyting of Aberdeen; a witness placed both men at the boat launch the night of the killing, and evidence collected from Heyting tied him to the scene. Heyting was arrested August 16, 2018, and booked on investigation of first-degree murder. In November 2019 Heyting pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced in January 2020 to 20 years in prison.

Are there details about Detwiler’s last hours or people he was with that anyone in the area can share?