Account
Dec 12, 2008
Mar 19, 2024
George
Pooler
73
37
65 inches
66 inches
150 lbs
160 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Male
In the small city of Omak, Washington, nestled within the boundaries of the Colville Indian Reservation, 37-year-old George Wayne Pooler vanished on November 18, 1988. A member of the Colville Indian tribe, George was a man with brown hair and brown eyes, who wore wire-framed eyeglasses and had a beard and mustache at the time he went missing. He also had distinct tattoos on both of his arms and shoulders. On that autumn evening, George was seen leaving a tavern located near the intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue. He wasn't alone; he departed in his blue 1982 Toyota station wagon accompanied by several other people. This would be the last time he was ever seen or heard from again. The circumstances surrounding George's disappearance quickly turned ominous. His Toyota station wagon, the very vehicle he was last seen in, was discovered abandoned and completely burnt out just three miles south of Omak. The discovery of the incinerated vehicle strongly suggested that foul play was involved in his case. Adding to the family's anguish, George's brother, Edwin Oliver Pooler, also went missing from nearby Keller, Washington, a little over two years later in April 1991. While authorities do not believe the two cases are connected, the double tragedy compounded the suffering and uncertainty for the Pooler family. In a separate development concerning his brother Edwin's case, a man named James H. Gallaher Jr. was eventually indicted for his murder, later pleading guilty to manslaughter. Edwin's remains, however, have never been located. The investigation into George's disappearance has been fraught with troubling allegations and a lack of concrete answers. His sister reported that she had heard from witnesses that one of the men last seen with George was jealous over a relationship George had with a woman. These witnesses allegedly told her they had seen George being stabbed to death. Despite these leads and the strong suspicion of foul play from the outset, George's case remains unsolved. The Colville Tribal Police Department continues to list him as a missing person, a lingering mystery that has haunted his loved ones and community for decades. The narrative of George Wayne Pooler's disappearance is one of a man who vanished after a night out, leaving behind only a torched vehicle and whispers of a violent end, a story that remains unfinished and without closure.
Nov 18, 1988
Omak
Washington
Okanogan County
No
30651
Colville Tribal Law Enforcement
Nespelem
Washington
Okanogan County
99155
Dave Everett
Detective
21 Colville Street, Washington
5096342249
Tribal
Law Enforcement
2001-5504
Colville Tribal Law Enforcement
4310
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/16/2026
