Shane Watson was 19 when he disappeared from Raymond, Washington, in 1994. His fate remained unknown until August 2003, when an investigation into David and Michelle Knotek’s home on Monohon Landing Road uncovered human remains in the backyard that included Shane and two other boarders, Kathy Loreno and Ronald Woodworth.

Witnesses, including the Knoteks’ daughters, reported abuse and torture at the farmhouse. David Knotek later confessed that he shot and killed his wife’s nephew, Shane, as part of a plea agreement that reduced a first-degree murder charge to second-degree murder; he pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with investigators. He received a sentence of just under 15 years that covered Shane’s killing and involvement in disposing of another victim’s remains. Michelle Knotek was sentenced to more than 22 years for her part in the deaths of the two boarders.

Does anyone have memories of Raymond in the 1990s or information about Shane’s life before he went missing?