GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. — Three years after Oakley Carlson was reported missing, police and her former foster mother refuse give up hope the case will be solved.
"I have to fight for her because I don't know who else is going to," said foster mother Jamie Jo Hiles.
A school principal in Oakville reported Oakley missing on Dec. 6, 2021, on what was Oakley’s fifth birthday. Grays Harbor County detectives believe Oakley was last seen alive in February of that year.
Oakley’s parents, Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, have not cooperated with investigators, said Grays Harbor County's Chief of Investigations, Paul Logan.
Logan considers them suspects in their daughter’s disappearance.
Since investigators began their case, the parents both served time on child endangerment charges, not connected to Oakley’s case.
Bowers remains in state custody on identity theft charges. She is set to be released in July of 2025.
Logan said tips continue to come in.
"This being a Monday, I came in and got my voicemail. I had four new tips on my voicemail. And that's pretty normal," Logan said.
He said he is haunted by the case and said his motivation is simple.
"It's that beautiful child that should be in school, should be getting ready for Christmas,” said Logan. “The things that kids do, and she's not."
Supporters have been distributing posters and business cards with QR codes to spread Oakley's story. Hiles hopes spreading Oakley's story will prompt someone to come forward with the tip police need to crack the case.
"Somebody's got to know something," said Hiles.
The card takes visitors to a website for Oakley along with information on the $100,000 reward offered in the case, as well as the Grays Harbor County hotline at 360-533-8765.