Remains discovered in January 2026 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA identified as Aidan Spear, missing since 2022
Aidan Spear, age 21, disappeared from Tacoma, Washington on January 24, 2022. Her mental health had been declining and she had struggled with substance abuse, but was ready to seek treatment. She told her mother that she needed to say goodbye to someone first, but never returned. Spear, who is Indigenous, disappeared months before Washington state enacted its Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) system, which is designed to help address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
In January 2026, remains were discovered in an isolated, wooded area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Spanaway, and were identified as belonging to Aidan. Per KOMO News, PCSO and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division are conducting a joint investigation.
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