Pooler, circa 1991

Edwin Oliver Pooler
Missing since April 14, 1991 from Keller, Ferry County, Washington
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: April 9, 1946
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 45 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7"; 120 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Native male. Brown hair; Hazel /brown eyes. Left eye missing; possibly wearing a glass eye and eye patch.
• Dentals: Not Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Pooler was last seen in the Alice Flats HUD Sites in Keller, Washington on April 14, 1991.
Edwin was last seen in a vehicle described as an International Scout 4x4 with the top removed in the company of three men and one woman.
Foul play is suspected.
Edwins brother, George Wayne Pooler disappeared in 1988.

2007 James Gallaher Junior, a Pooler cousin, 49, was charged in December of 2005 with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Edwin ("Eddy") Pooler. Gallaher confessed to the 1991 killing on the Colville Indian Reservation of Edwin "Eddy" Pooler. He said he dumped him in the hills. Gallaher said he fatally punched Pooler, a smaller man, in the head and drove his body to a remote area.

There has been extensive searches and digging at various sites on the reservation looking for Pooler.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Colville Tribal Police Department
1-800-551-5800

Agency Case Number: 2001-5483
(OCA): 1332-91

NCIC Number:
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing Adults
Montana's News Station 8/28/07
Washington State Missing Persons
Spokesman Review 5/26/07