83: MISSING: Oakley Carlson

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On February 10, 2021, four-year-old Oakley Carlson was seen for the last time in Grays Harbor County, Washington. She wasn’t reported missing until ten months later, on December 6, when a school principal called in a welfare check. When police spoke to Oakley’s biological parents, Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers, they gave conflicting stories and couldn’t explain where she was.

An investigation was immediately launched, and what followed was a series of disturbing revelations—allegations of abuse, drug exposure, and medical neglect, all at the hands of Oakley’s biological parents. And yet, despite multiple investigations and searches, Oakley has never been found. Now, more than four years later, the question remains—what happened to Oakley Carlson?

Oakley Carlson was last verifiably seen on February 10, 2021. At the time, she was four years old. She stood three feet tall, weighed around 50 pounds, and had brown eyes and brown hair. Today, she would be eight years old.

If you have any information about Oakley’s whereabouts, you’re asked to contact the Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office at 360-964-1729 or Crimestoppers at 800-222-8477. There is currently a $100,000 reward for information leading to her discovery.

If you don’t have information, but still want to help, you can share Oakley’s story and her flyer, which you can find at justiceforoakley.wixsite.com/home. You can also join the Facebook group “Oakley Carlson – Oakville, Washington”, and sign her petition at Change.org/justiceforoakley.

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0:00.0	On February 10, 2021, 4-year-old Oakley Carlson was seen for the last time in Grace Harbor County, Washington.
0:16.2	She wasn't reported missing until 10 months later on December 6th when a school principal called in a welfare check.
0:22.9	When police spoke to Oakley's biological parents, Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers,
0:27.6	they gave conflicting stories and couldn't explain where she was.
0:31.1	An investigation was immediately launched, and what followed was a series of disturbing events,
0:36.2	allegations of abuse, drug exposure,
0:38.9	and medical neglect, all at the hands of Oakley's biological parents.
0:43.2	And yet, despite multiple investigations and searches, Oakley has never been found.
0:49.1	Now, more than four years later, the question remains, what happened to Oakley Carlson? Hey everyone. Welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Levasseur. I'm a licensed
1:28.8	private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story
1:34.0	format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information
1:39.2	for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips,
1:43.9	you can contact them directly and maybe you can help solve a case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly,
1:46.0	and maybe you can help solve a case. So if you're someone who's interested in true crime,
1:50.1	specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,
1:55.1	please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on Apple Podcasts,
1:59.8	Spotify, or whatever platform you use.
2:02.6	First and foremost, I want to apologize for the tardiness on this week's case without getting
2:07.7	too much in the weeds again. I still am under the weather. It is what it is. We're dealing with it.
2:13.1	I'm hoping I'm on the mend, but I needed some time to recover, and I'm still not 100% there,
2:18.3	but this is a very important episode for a lot of different reasons.
2:22.6	One, it's an unsolved case, as always, that's important, but also it's involving a missing
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