George Wayne Pooler

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This person was missing Missing Since 11/18/1988

Missing Since:
Missing Since 11/18/1988
Missing From:
Missing From Omak, Washington
Classification:
Classification Endangered Missing
Gender:
Male
Race:
Race Native American
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth 05/03/1951 (73)
Age:
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight:
Height and Weight 5’6, 150 pounds
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Distinguishing Characteristics:
Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Brown hair, brown eyes. George had a beard and mustache at the time of his disappearance. He wears wire-framed eyeglasses. George is a member of the Colville Indian tribe. He has tattoos on both arms and shoulders.
Details of Disappearance:
George disappeared on November 18, 1988, in Omak, Washington. He left a bar with two other guys in his blue Toyota station wagon. The car was later found burned a few miles away, and George was never seen again.

Over two years later, George’s brother Edwin also vanished. A man named James Gallaher was charged with Edwin’s murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter and went to prison. Edwin’s body was never found.

Police think someone harmed George. George’s sister said one of the men he was with was jealous of him, and some people told her they saw George get stabbed. However, the police don’t think George’s disappearance is related to his brother’s.

Agency:
Colville Tribal Police Department 509-634-2490
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