June 24, 2022
MISSING: The Seattle Police Department is asking for your help to find Jason and Julia Potter.
Detectives released new age-progression photos of them. She was kidnapped by her biological father in 2014.
Jason Potter was ordered by the King County Superior Court to turn over custody of his then-7-year-old daughter, Julia, to the child’s mother.
Detectives say Potter fled a North Seattle home with Julia and wasn’t heard from until seven years later.
SPD Detectives believe he may have visited a nursing home in Olympia in September 2021, where he was recognized by a staff member.
The incident wasn’t reported until after the suspect had left the nursing home.
Her mother, Ralitsa Potter, told reporters in 2019 that she keeps a diary filled with daily messages for her daughter.
“I’m trying to stay positive and to visualize you are in my arms,” she said at the time.
Julia’s room still looks just like she left it when she was taken at age 7– pink and fit for a princess. Julia would be 14-years-old now.
In her diary to Julia, Ralitsa writes, “If you are able to, dial 911 and tell the phone operator your name, my name and that I’m searching for you. This will return you in my arms.”
Detectives say Jason Potter is known to have an interest in boats, and could be in Bellingham, Tacoma or Tacoma City, Oregon. He was also spotted visiting family in Olympia in 2021.
He has a $250,000 felony warrant for his arrest.
If you have any information on Julia’s or Jason’s whereabouts, contact Seattle Police Det. Rande Christiansen at 206-615-0066.
You can also send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
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