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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge)  Photo Gallery: Cold Case Cards   ADVERTISEMENT   About this series Snohomish County sheriff's detectives created the state's first deck of cold-case playing cards. Each Sunday for a year, The Herald is publishing a story about a case featured on one of the cards. Anyone with information about unsolved homicides or missing persons cases is asked to call 800-222-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $1,000 is offered. Tips can be left on the sheriff's tip line at 425-388-3845. Callers may remain anonymous, although tips have been more successful when callers speak with detectives, police said.   Related Stories • More cold-case cards will go to inmates 11/11/09 • Tips sought in Monroe cold case from 2000 10/30/09   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, March 8, 2009 Cold case: Still no arrests in 1977 Everett slaying By Diana Hefley Herald Writer EVERETT -- His obituary gave no hint to the violence that ended his life. Louis Holmes, 43, a husband, father, grandfather and brother, died at home, according to the short death notice printed in 1977 in The Herald. Holmes was shot inside his Everett house. He staggered outside. His crumpled body was found near the driveway. The slaying has not been solved. More than three decades later, detectives included Holmes in the state's first deck of cold-case playing cards. The Everett man is featured on the six of diamonds. Snohomish County sheriff's cold case investigators hope the playing cards will generate new tips for unsolved homicides and missing persons cases. The cards have been handed out in jails and prisons around the state. Inmates are offered a $1,000 reward for information that helps detectives solve the cases. Holmes' killing is one of the oldest in the deck. Detectives believe he was shot Aug. 27, 1977. The next morning a friend discovered his body outside. Holmes, who was born in Kansas, had lived in Everett for 30 years. The father of eight was a welder with Burlington Northern Railway, according to his obituary. He also had three grandchildren. There was no evidence of a break-in, Snohomish County sheriff's detective Jim Scharf said. Detectives investigated several people as possible suspects but weren't able to make an arrest. They need someone to step forward to help them solve the slaying. "Based on the investigation, it was probably someone he knew," Scharf said. Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463, hefley@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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