Broken Doll
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The three youngest Dolls: Roxanne, Nicholas, and Kristena. (Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
The Doll-Iffrig residence in Everett, Washington. Richard Clark entered through the bedroom window on the left.
(Courtesy of the Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Roxanne was taken from the upper bunkwhile her sister slept next to her.
(Courtesy of the Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Baby photo of future child rapist and killer Richard M. Clark.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Officer Lloyd Herndon, then Senior Detective for the Everett Police Department, investigated the case. (Author’s photo)
Richard Clark and his aunt, Vicki Smith, came to the historic Everett Police Department. (Author’s photo)
Clark and his old pal Michael Jaaskela hooked up in the parking lot of the Buzz Inn, but Clark never mentioned the missing child. (Author’s photo)
Detective Burgess located Richard Clark’s van on Lombard Street, sealed the doors with evidence tape, and had it impounded.
The FBI then searched it.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Gail Doll gave police a record of Roxanne’s fingerprints, which had been made at her elementary school. (Courtesy of Gail Doll)
These socks, found in Clark’s van, were used to restrain Roxanne Doll. Tests revealed a mixture of blood, semen and saliva that linked Roxanne with Richard Clark. (Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Two young girls ran screaming when they saw Roxanne’s foot protruding from brush and debris.
(Courtesy of Snohomish Country Prosecutors Office)
Police cordoned off the area surrounding the site where Roxanne’s body was discovered and began a meticulous search.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Law enforcement personnel combed the heavy brush where Roxanne’s body was discovered.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Roxanne Doll’s body was carefully removed from the dump site and thoroughly examined.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Roxanne died from at least seven stab wounds to her neck, including one that severed her left internal jugular vein. The wounds were consistent with a small, single-edged blade such as a pocketknife.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Roxanne’s hands showed obvious defensive wounds sustained when she tried to protect herself from Clark’s attack.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
The people of Everett erected this shrine at the body recovery site as a spontaneous act of love.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Scratches on Clark’s legs from the thick bushes at the dump site.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Seth Fine, now Chief Deputy Prosecutor, won the yearlong battle before the State Supreme Court concerning the death penalty notification. He also argued before the State Supreme Court in opposition to Clark’s appeal. (Author’s photo)
Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Thorpe presided over Clark’s trial.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Superior Court)
Roxanne’s classmates at Fairmont Elementary School established this memorial in her honor. (Author’s photo)
The Girl Scouts at Fairmont Elementary also dedicated their efforts to keeping Roxanne’s memory alive. (Author’s photo)
Tim Iffrig had the image of his beloved daughter and the inscription “Foxy Roxy” tattooed on his chest. (Author’s photo)
Jurors heard of Clark’s 1988 incident with Feather Rahier. This is Clark’s original 1988 booking photograph.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Convicted killer Richard M. Clark.
(Courtesy of Snohomish County Prosecutors Office)
Guard tower at Washington State Penitentiary where Richard M. Clark, if spared execution, will spend the rest of his life.
(Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Corrections)
The only view of life outside prison—trees on the other side of the wall. This is the Big Yard at the Washington State Penitentiary.
(Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Corrections)
Tim Iffrig remarried in 2003. Gail and he remain close friends.
(Author’s photo)
Roxanne Doll’s grave at Everett’s Evergreen Cemetery.
(Author’s photo)
Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals connected to this story.
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