Crime & Safety

King County Sheriff's Detectives Arrest Husband for Murder of Lynnwood Woman

Martin David Pietz, 34, arrested in Kirkland

This morning detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit arrested Martin David Pietz, 34, for the 2006 murder of his wife Nicole Theresa Pietz of Lynnwood. He was arrested outside of his work place in the 200 block of Kirkland Ave.

Nicole was reported missing to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office on January 29, 2006.

On February 6, 2006, Nicole’s body was recovered in a wooded area near 1010 South 144th St. in the city of Burien. The victim’s car which had been missing was recovered in a parking lot in the area of 936 NE 42nd Street in Seattle on February 22, 2006.

Find out what's happening in Shoreline-Lake Forest Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

After a long and thorough investigation detectives arrested Pietz and booked him into the King County Jail for Investigation of Murder in the second degree.

Detectives encourage anyone with information about this case to call the King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (206) 296-7530.

Find out what's happening in Shoreline-Lake Forest Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.

More from Shoreline-Lake Forest Park