Man accused of killing woman, hiding her body in a suitcase at Seattle encampment

The 57-year-old man is accused of killing a 37-year-old woman with an axe and hiding her body in a suitcase for weeks, officials say.

SEATTLE — A man is accused of killing a woman with an axe, hiding her body inside a suitcase and abandoning her remains at a homeless encampment in Seattle, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Steven Thanh Nguyen, 57, was charged with second-degree murder for the death of 37-year-old Shannon Marie Caslin Reeder. She was last seen in November 2023 and officials believe she was killed sometime between June 1 and Sept. 27.

Nguyen’s bail is set at

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