Loghan Starbuck 1996-2022

The woman who went missing in December and was found dead in the Spokane River in February committed suicide by drowning, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Loghan Starbuck’s whereabouts had not been known since Dec. 17 until someone noticed a body in the water Feb. 10 near the Sans Souci mobile home park in Spokane.

The office said on its website that Starbuck, a 25-year-old of Cheney, died from “asphyxia due to drowning” and that it was a suicide.

Starbuck is the daughter of Chanin Starbuck, who was killed in 2011. Loghan’s father and Chanin’s husband, Clay Starbuck, was convicted in the murder. NBC News reported Loghan Starbuck and her siblings have maintained their father’s innocence in the case.

Loghan’s belongings were found in some snow below a historical sign on a walking trail on the northern side of the pedestrian bridge in Riverside Park. Once Marshall and Blake had this information, they arranged for the help of Misty Wegner and her K9 search unit. Wegner is a volunteer K9 handler with the Stevens County K9 Search and Rescue Team.

Wegner and her dogs searched shoreline areas south of Canada Island on Dec. 27, tracking Loghan’s scent to the north side of the pedestrian bridge where the couple walking through the park found her belongings.

Marshall said the tips stopped rolling in on Dec. 26. But Marshall continued her search by combing through the Spokane Transit Authority’s (STA) plaza and the surrounding shelters and businesses in downtown Spokane. While talking to shelter and homeless residents in the area, Marshall and the Starbuck family came across multiple witnesses who saw Loghan around the plaza and at Canon Shelter and House of Charity.

According to Marshall’s case log, eyewitness accounts about Loghan varied. One witness said they saw her with a tall man (6'4") with a light chocolate complexion who goes by the name of Frank. Another witness said she talked to Loghan for over an hour and that Loghan refused to come inside the warming center because “she was afraid someone would seek her out and kill her.”

The Starbuck family continues to search for answers surrounding Loghan’s mysterious disappearance and death in the wake of police finding her body.

A woman’s body retrieved Thursday from the Spokane River in the west part of town has been identified as Loghan Starbuck, a 25-year-old Cheney woman who had not been heard from since Dec. 17, according to the Cheney Police Department. A Cheney police report said an autopsy Friday confirmed her identification.

The Spokane Fire Department removed the body from the river near the Sans Souci mobile home park. Spokane Police Department spokesperson Julie Humphreys said Thursday that someone called 911 after seeing a body in the water.

Starbuck is the daughter of Chanin Starbuck, who was killed in 2011. Loghan’s father and Chanin’s husband, Clay Starbuck, was convicted in the murder. NBC News reported Loghan Starbuck and her siblings have maintained their father’s innocence in the case.

CHENEY, Wash. — 25-year-old Loghan Starbuck was last seen on December 17 last year. She was reported missing five days later. Her disappearance was even covered on national news earlier this month.

Just last week, Spokane fire recovered a body from the Spokane River near TJ Meenach bridge. KREM 2’s Amanda Roley confirmed through a report from the Cheney Police department that an autopsy identified the body as Starbuck last week.

Captain Nathan Conley of the Cheney Police Department told Dateline “the 17th is listed as one of the dates that somebody last saw Loghan.” Conley added that the police report indicates Loghan was seen at a bus stop in Cheney on December 18. “They determined, I think, that Loghan rode the bus to Spokane,” he said. “I think they were able to determine that through the bus’s surveillance.”

Blake told Dateline that the next day in Spokane, some tourists found a beanie with a phone, wallet, earbuds, and house keys sitting inside it. They turned the items in at a local tourist shop, which Blake said then turned in the items to the police.

“I had texted her on the 16th… because I knew she was out of money and I asked her what her plans were for rent,” Blake told Dateline. “And I never – I never got a text back.”

CHENEY – The family of Loghan Starbuck have intensified search efforts for their missing family member. Starbuck is 25-years-old and is considered an endangered and vulnerable adult because she is considered to be on the autism spectrum.

Her family created a website in help coordinate and intensify the search efforts.

CHENEY, Wash. – The search for a missing vulnerable adult last seen in downtown Spokane continues. The family of Loghan Starbuck is still searching for answers.

“We are still looking for Loghan,” brother Blake Starbuck told KHQ. “We are still handing out flyers, and maintain hope.”

Video from KHQ Spokane News.

The Cheney Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 25-year old.

The police describe Loghan as white, approximately 5’3” and weighing 160 pounds. Loghan has blue eyes and short brown hair. Loghan also has “snake bite” lip piercings, gauged ears, a nose ring, and an arm sleeve of tattoos.

The Cheney Police Department is asking the public’s help finding a 25-year-old Cheney adult who has not been heard from since Dec. 17.

No clothing description was given, but the department said Starbuck has a tattoo sleeve, snake bite lip piercings, gauged ears and a nose ring. The department said Starbuck is on the autism spectrum.

The Cheney Police Department is searching for a missing 25-year-old who hasn’t been seen or heard from in almost a week.

Officers say Loghan Starbuck is an endangered and vulnerable adult. Police say that she is on the autism spectrum.

The Cheney Police Department is searching for a missing 25-year-old who hasn’t been seen or heard from in almost a week.

Officers say Loghan Starbuck is an endangered and vulnerable adult. Police say she is on the autism spectrum.

The Cheney Police Department seeks assistance in locating an endangered and vulnerable adult.

Loghan is Caucasian, approximately 5’ 3”, 160 pounds with blue eyes and brown short hair. Loghan has “snake bite” lip piercings, gauged ears and a nose ring. In addition, has an arm sleeve of tattoos. At this time no clothing description can be given.

Loghan is on the Autism spectrum and described as reserved.

The family is worried about Loghan’s safety and well being. At this time there are no leads to a possible location of Loghan’s whereabouts. This is an active and ongoing investigation at this time.