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Apr 27, 2015
Jan 12, 2024
Jason
Goddard
56
21
74 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the small city of Clarkston, Washington, the disappearance of 22-year-old Jason Michael Goddard in the spring of 1990 has left a void filled with unanswered questions. On March 5th of that year, Jason, a young man with blond hair and blue eyes, left his apartment, telling his roommate he would be back in just ten minutes. He was never seen or heard from again. This seemingly brief departure marked the beginning of a long and troubling mystery that has haunted his family and investigators for decades. The details surrounding his disappearance paint a complex picture of a young man who, despite a history of legal troubles, was reportedly trying to turn his life around with a new job at a greenhouse and having recently completed probation. The discovery of his car two days later at a bus depot in nearby Lewiston, Idaho, only deepened the intrigue, as there was no evidence he had purchased a ticket, and all his personal belongings were left behind. The circumstances leading up to that March evening suggest a more sinister reason for his vanishing. A few days prior to his disappearance, a local video store, Magic Video, was burglarized, and a sum of $1,300 was stolen. Jason's own roommate, who worked at the store, approached the police with suspicions that Jason was involved, suggesting he had used the roommate's key to gain access. The roommate also reported overhearing a tense phone conversation in which Jason was arguing with an alleged accomplice. It is believed that Jason left his apartment that night to meet with this individual and another man. This meeting, investigators theorize, was not a simple rendezvous but a fatal encounter. Authorities now believe that Jason Goddard was the victim of a homicide, his disappearance intricately linked to the video store burglary. The theory is that after leaving his apartment, he was taken to a remote location in Nez Perce County, Idaho, where he was shot and buried in a pre-dug grave. Despite having suspects, a lack of sufficient evidence has prevented any charges from being filed in connection with his disappearance and presumed death. The case remains open, with both Washington and Idaho law enforcement agencies continuing to investigate. The initial hope that he had simply left town has long since faded, replaced by the grim belief that he met with foul play, a belief supported by the fact that he has not used his name or aliases to obtain a driver's license in any state since he was last seen. The overview of this case is one of a young man caught in a perilous situation, a narrative that shifted from a simple missing person report to a cold case homicide investigation, leaving a family without answers and a community with the memory of a life cut short.
Mar 05, 1990
Clarkston
Washington
Asotin County
No
23938
Asotin County Sheriff's Office
Asotin
Washington
Asotin County
99402
Jackie Nichols
Detective
127 2nd Street, Washington
5092434717
County
Law Enforcement
90-0263
Asotin County Sheriff's Office
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
06/16/2026
