Rebecca Moss

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

The room looked undisturbed. A gold watch, pill bottles, a backpack and a toothbrush had all been left behind, tidily arranged in the small Tukwila apartment. The man’s clothes had been neatly put away. Only a missing pair of shoes, a gray T-shirt and a state-issued cellphone indicated that Damion Blevins was gone. Blevins had recently been granted conditional release from McNeil Island where he had been civilly committed following his incarceration for a sexually violent offense.

Jan 4, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

A woman was killed early Saturday after a car struck her in south Seattle. Few lights illuminated the predawn streets of East Marginal Way, a thin rain falling on wet pavement when the woman stepped into the northbound roadway just before 5 a.m. The driver of a small sedan had been heading to an early morning shift when his vehicle struck the woman on South Orcas Street. The driver pulled over immediately and called 911, but emergency measures were not able to save the woman.

Nov 3, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

Four people were shot early Sunday southwest of Puyallup, leaving a 23-year-old man dead, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Three other men, ages 19 and 23, suffered injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. According to sheriff’s detectives, the gunfire occurred between midnight and 12:40 a.m. Deputies responded to a report of a car that had crashed into a ditch and discovered the first wounded man, bleeding but breathing. He was taken to a hospital.

Oct 3, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support watchdog journalism in our community. On Monday evening, Damion Blevins removed a GPS monitoring device from his ankle and disappeared from the supervision of multiple state agencies. Blevins’ movements had been tightly restricted for years after his 2016 assault at knifepoint of a woman in Federal Way.

Sep 1, 2024 | columbian.com | Rebecca Moss

Washington has been releasing an increasing number of “sexually violent predators” from its treatment facility on McNeil Island, with little oversight. A Seattle Times investigation found that 1 in 4 people set free have been arrested for new crimes; 1 in 7 reoffended in a serious or violent manner. Here are some facts about the Special Commitment Center on the island:What is McNeil Island? McNeil Island, nearly 7 square miles, is in south Puget Sound off Steilacoom.