SPOKANE, Wash. – It’s been more than eight years since a local mother vanished from West Spokane, seemingly without a trace. No one has seen or heard from Deanne Hastings since November 3, 2015.
Hastings disappeared after telling her fiancé she was running some quick errands. In 2016, Mike Tibbets told KHQ he considered the mystery ‘a person’s worst nightmare.’
February 27, holds a special place for the loved ones of Deanne, as it marks her birthday. Her older brother, Carson Crider, says since she vanished, the day is now filled with heartache.
“It’s rough; her birthday is always a rough day now,” Carson said. “It’s especially rough on (our) mom.”
Carson says his sister was legally declared deceased last year. The investigation, long labeled a missing person’s case, he now wants officially re-classified as a homicide.
“I believe somebody killed her,” he said. “Someone knows something … but nobody will talk.”
Deanne, a mother and aspiring professional post beauty school, had dealt with struggles before, but loved ones say she was doing well back in November of 2015.
Her family dismisses the theory of her disappearance being voluntary as “ridiculous.”
“Absolutely not,” Carson said. “This is definitely not a voluntary disappearance. It’s just…unfortunate. If it can happen to her, and we don’t have closure, it could happen to someone else. Whoever did this is still walking around.”
Spokane Police say the case remains active and encourage anyone with information to come forward. Carson also pleads for witnesses to do the right thing. It’s been several years filled with pain and uncertainty for their family.
“I would say, at this point, we just want to give Deanne a funeral,” he said. “Please…just come forward, even anonymously. We want to lay her to rest. We want some closure.”
Deanne Hastings was approximately 5’4 and 120 pounds when she was last seen. If you have any information about the suspicious disappearance of Deanne Hastings, please call 509.456.2233.
A man who admitted to running into Deanne that night was later charged with using her credit cards. He told KHQ in 2016 that was the extent of his criminal activity and stated he had nothing to do with her.
