Has Sprague also avoided death? Maybe not.
A few months back, Westendorf's car was found close to a lake in Washington state's Lewis County, but there was no sign of Sprague. Wednesday, however, a body was found floating nearby, and authorities there believe it's most likely Sprague.
Look below for a release on this subject from the Denver Police Department, as well as an interactive graphic of the area near the scene of the March crime (if you have any problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
On March 25, 2010, Denver Police officers responded to 4639 S. Lowell Blvd on a report of a suspicious death. Officers located the victim (later identified as Rose Westendorf, 9/28/1979), in a bathroom of the home. She was suffering from apparent head trauma. The Denver Coroner's Office determined the cause of death as blunt force trauma and the manner of death to be homicide. Investigators obtained a probable cause arrest warrant for the victim's boyfriend, James Andrew Sprague, 5/1/1961.In May of this year, The Lewis County Sheriff in Washington State located the victim's vehicle abandoned in a park just south of Tacoma, WA. On July 28, 2010, the Sheriff located the body of a male suspected to be Mr. Sprague.
Efforts to positively identify these remains continue in Washington State.
