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Trust Fund Set Up For Murder Victims

Trust Fund Set Up For Murder Victims

Friends and family of the victims of last week's triple-homicide have set up a trust fund to help pay for funeral costs. Tracy Ader and her two sons were murdered on Friday by Dustin Gilman who later shot himself.

His body was found by Spokane Police on Monday morning in the Wandermere area near Little Spokane River. The location is formally called Indian Head Rock.

The trust fund is set up through Numerica and is in the under their victim's names to help pay for the funeral on Sunday.

A full list of Numerica branch locations are online.

Suspected Killer Interviewed By KXLY In 2010

Dustin Gilman, the suspected killer of last week’s triple homicide, is no stranger to KXLY 4 News. Turns out reporter Jeff Humphrey interviewed him in June of 2010 on a completely unrelated subject.

Gilman was serving time at Geiger Corrections and was whacking weeds to prevent summer dangers of wildfire on a Geiger work crew.

We aired video of Gilman on camera saying: “Yesterday we were whacking about six foot weeds on the side of the bridge. It’s been higher than usual.”

Gilman was sentenced to nine months at Geiger in April of 2009 for 2nd Degree Stolen Property for stealing about 60 DVDs from several acquaintances and pawning them at Pawn 1. Gilman confessed and pled guilty.

In September of 2009 stole a 37” television from his father, Larry, and pawned that as well at Pawn 1.

Memorial Grows In Memory of Triple Homicide Victims

Memorial Grows In Memory of Triple Homicide Victims

Candle wax melts into the street where a memorial has been growing in size outside the North Spokane home where two boys and their mother were killed. Dustin Gilman, 22, is suspected of murdering Tracy Ader and her two children last week in the 4400 block of North Whitehouse.

Reporter Colleen O’Brien stopped by the memorial late Sunday night to find candles lit in memory of the victims. Earlier that day, a group gathered in mourning around the vigil to pay their respects leaving candles, teddy bears and balloons.

O’Brien stopped by the memorial once again on Monday morning to find the candles burned out.

Gilman is still at large and is considered the only suspect in the triple homicide.

Nine Businesses Caught Selling Alcohol To Minors

Nine businesses have been busted for selling alcohol to people underage. The Washington State Liquor Control Board conducted compliance checks at 12 businesses last week, only three of those businesses carded the underage adults.

The regular checks of restaurants, grocery stories, liquor stores and bars work to make sure businesses are not selling alcohol to minors. The state sends people between the ages of 18 and 20 into those establishments to buy alcohol. They must present their real identification when a clerk asks for it. However, in nine of those 12 compliance checks, minors walked away with alcohol.

The businesses face fines and temporary license suspensions depending on the severity of the infraction and the frequence. Here's a list of the businesses that sold to minors:

January 31, 2012

  • O'Doherty's, 10208 N. Division, Spokane
  • Hico Market, 10606 N. Newport Highway, Spokane
  • Franks Diner, 10929 N. Newport Highway, Spokane
  • Chattaroy Hills Restaurant, 4015 E, Denison Road, Chattaroy
  • Chattaroy Quick Stop, 28312 N. Newport Highway, Chattaroy
  • Bigelow's Top Hat, 6412 N. Division, Spokane

February 3, 2012

  • P.J.'s Bar and Grill, 1717 N. Monroe, Spokane
  • Casey's, 2126 N. Monroe, Spokane
  • Sportsman's Bar & Grill, 207 E. Main, Chewelah

City council will discuss police reform

City council will discuss police reform

(Updated 7:33 a.m.) - City council passed a resolution unanimously that proposed goals for Spokane Police Department to improve their accountability and the their own confidence in the department.

The resolution recommends improving oversight by publishing all internal affairs reports, starting up the body camera program, developing a new discipline matrix, and implementing administrative changes to the Office of Police Ombudsman.

One interesting aspect of the resolution, city council will review the functions of the public information officer role with the department. They’ll discuss whether that role should be performed by a civilian employee or if police officers should receive PR training.

Some of this was discussed in an earlier story with Police Ombudsman Tim Burns. He thinks a civilian should be placed into the role of public information.