Skip to main content

Eric Halverson

Sep 3, 2026

22:18
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
22:23
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
22:29
They even write a little note on a post-it saying, oh, by the way, our plumbing isn't that great.
22:35
So flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can.
22:41
And they had left safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
22:46
It was left there with the canister on the floor.
22:50
We went down into Petra's work area.
23:28
You read.
22:16
Um, I think it's pretty safe to assume that she had gone first, and then he made her m- more presentable and laid her on the couch, and then he went himself afterwards.
22:28
I'm Eric Halverson.
22:28
I'm the deputy chief of police for the Astoria Police Department.
22:32
Officer Gehrig called and let me know what was going on, and I went up there, along with my chief.
22:38
He came up there as well.
22:39
And then, um, w- we go into the bedroom.
22:43
Um, I think in my report I wrote that it sort of looked, um, what we call almost, like, staged.
speaker_7AUDIENCE
24:40
You read.
24:47
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
24:52
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
24:57
Um, they even write a little note on a, like a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
25:16
It was left there with the canister on the floor.
25:19
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
25:22
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
25:26
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
25:57
You read.
Patty FlynnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
24:54
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
25:00
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
25:04
Um, they even write a little note on a, like, a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
25:23
Uh, it was left there with the canister on the floor.
25:26
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
25:30
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
25:33
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
Patty FlynnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
26:04
You read.
speaker_19SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:25
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
25:30
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
25:34
Um, they even write a little note on a, like a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, d- flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
25:53
Uh, it was left there with the canister on the floor.
25:56
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
26:00
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
26:04
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
speaker_19SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
26:35
You read.
speaker_19SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:28
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
25:33
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
25:37
Um, they even write a little note on a, like a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
25:56
Uh, it was left there with the canister on the floor.
25:59
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
26:03
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
26:07
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
speaker_19SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
26:37
You read.
22:13
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
22:18
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us, um, They even write a little note on like a post-it saying, oh, by the way, like our plumbing isn't that great.
22:30
So, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can.
22:36
And they had left instructions for safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
22:41
It was left there with the canister on the floor.
22:45
We went down into Petra's work area.
22:48
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
23:23
You
24:26
Um, I think it's pretty safe to assume that she had gone first and then he Made her m-more presentable and laid her on the couch, and then he went himself afterwards.
24:38
I'm Eric Halverson.
24:39
I'm the deputy chief of police for the Astoria Police Department.
24:43
Officer Gehrig called and let me know what was going on, and I went up there, along with my chief.
24:49
He came up there as well.
24:50
And then, um, w-we go into the bedroom.
24:54
Um, I think in my report I wrote that it sort of looked, um, what we call almost, like, staged.
speaker_17UNKNOWN
26:51
You read.
speaker_20UNKNOWN
24:59
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
25:04
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
25:08
Um, they even write a little note on a, like a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for, "This is nitrogen." Uh, it was left there with the canister on the floor.
25:30
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
25:34
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
25:38
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
25:48
They even left a note on a pile of dirty clothes that said, "Last minute work clothes.
speaker_20UNKNOWN
26:09
You read.
speaker_16MODERATOR
27:58
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home."
28:03
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
28:07
Um, they even write a little note on a, like, a Post-it saying, "Oh, by the way," like, "our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
28:26
It was left there with the canister on the floor.
28:29
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
28:33
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
28:37
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
speaker_16MODERATOR
29:08
You read.
speaker_12HOST
25:33
Please let her know when we are out of the house so she can bring the cats home.
25:38
Their identification cards are laid out with the note to us.
25:42
Um, they even write a little note on a, like a Post-It saying, "Oh, by the way, like, our plumbing isn't that great, so, you know, flush the human things, but the other things need to go in a trash can." And they had left instructions for, safety instructions for this is nitrogen.
26:01
It was left there with the canister on the floor.
26:04
We went down into, um, Petra's work area.
26:08
There was things laid out with people's names on them.
26:12
There was, uh, stuff on the bed that was, um, wrapped to be sent to different places, and as I understand, there were some things that were, uh, sent to, like, some museums and stuff.
speaker_12HOST
26:43
You read.

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.