David M. Whitman, 30, was murdered in Spokane, Washington, on February 28, 2014, in what investigators say grew out of a dispute tied to local drug trafficking. Associates accused him of stealing money and drugs, then lured Whitman and his girlfriend to a home on West Knox Avenue. At that house he was beaten with a metal baseball bat, shot multiple times, and later taken to a remote area near Long Lake in Stevens County, where his attackers doused him in gasoline and set him on fire.
A confidential informant and the discovery of Whitman’s abandoned vehicle led investigators to the Knox Avenue residence; Whitman’s badly burned remains were found on March 7, 2014. Numerous people were arrested in connection with the murder, kidnapping and drug activity, including Benito Baldovinos-Mendoza, Domingo Valdovinos Navarro, Dillon Casteel, Joseph Gillespie, Teresa J. Geile, Christine D. Morlan, and Jenny K. Rogers. Joseph Gillespie, the homeowner where the killing occurred, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.
Does anyone have information about Whitman’s last movements in Spokane or knew the people who were involved?