After more than 30 years, the Seattle Police Department announced a major development in a long-unsolved homicide. Mark Anthony Russ, 57, has been arrested in connection with the 1994 murder of 14-year-old Tanya Frazier, according to the Seattle Police Department Blotter. Tanya was last seen leaving a summer school class at Meany Middle School before her body was found in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, only a few blocks from where she disappeared.
Seattle Police Homicide detectives notified the Frazier family of the arrest, bringing an update to a case that has remained unresolved for decades. Det. Rolf Norton stated that Russ was identified through DNA evidence. Russ, who was recently released from prison, has been booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide.
Tanya Frazier had been active in her community, participating in church activities at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church and volunteering with the Chicken Soup Brigade. Her death in 1994 deeply affected both her family and the community.
Russ is expected to appear in court at 2 p.m. today, according to the Seattle Police Department Blotter. Further information about the case can be obtained from the King County Prosecutor’s Office or the Washington State Department of Corrections.
