Oakley Carlson is an 8-year-old girl from Oakville, Washington, whose last known credible sighting was on February 10, 2021. Tragically, Oakley was not reported missing until ten months later, on December 6, 2021. In the month prior, a fire occurred at the family home, and a school principal became concerned for Oakley’s safety after she was not seen when bringing the family donated supplies. During a welfare check, Oakley’s biological parents, Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, were taken into custody but refused to provide any credible information about Oakley’s whereabouts.
 

Bowers and Carlson were initially charged with manslaughter in the first degree; however, the charges were later dismissed due to insufficient evidence. Both were subsequently convicted of two counts of endangerment with a controlled substance for exposing Oakley’s siblings to methamphetamine. Carlson was sentenced to twelve months in jail but released after serving less than eight. Bowers was sentenced to twenty months, released in January 2023, and immediately booked on unrelated identity theft charges. She later received a 43-month sentence for those charges. While these cases are unrelated to Oakley, both Bowers and Carlson remain suspects in her disappearance and continue to refuse to cooperate with law enforcement.
 

Oakley spent her early childhood, from 7 months to nearly 3 years old, in foster care with her loving foster parents, Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles, who provided a safe and nurturing home where she thrived. The Hiles, along with community members, repeatedly raised concerns about Oakley’s safety with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (WA DCYF), both during and after Oakley’s return to her biological parents. They allege that their concerns were not taken seriously by social worker Angela Fries and her supervisor Kathryn Eddy, and they continue to seek answers for Oakley.
 

According to police reports and court documents, while in the care of Bowers and Carlson, Oakley was starved, physically abused, and locked in a cell as punishment. From 2013 to 2021, WA DCYF received eleven intake calls about the family regarding domestic violence, physical abuse, parental drug use, and medical neglect but only eight were investigated. In January 2021, a report documented scratches and bruising on Oakley’s face. WA DCYF opened an investigation, but Oakley remained in her parents’ care despite their refusal to cooperate. In November 2021, three calls were received in two days regarding a fire at the family home; the parents did not contact emergency services, and the family continued living in the home despite being advised it was unsafe. These calls were screened out and ignored.
 

Oakley was taken from a safe and loving foster home and returned to a home with abuse and neglect, which ultimately led to her disappearance. Until Oakley is found and returned to the people who love her, the Hiles, Light The Way Missing Persons Advocacy Project, and the community will continue to fight for justice.
 

A $100,000 reward is currently being offered for information leading to Oakley’s whereabouts.
 

If the reward is not claimed or extended, funds will be used at the discretion of Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles. Possible uses include a service and headstone if necessary, a college fund, a scholarship in Oakley’s name, or a trust fund for her siblings.
 

Reward expires: December 6, 2024
 

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Department at 360-964-1770.