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  "path": "/2026/06/02/familys-search-answers-trisha-haynes-body-found-washing-machine-28618157/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T13:53:57.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Trish Haynes vanished eight years ago and her murder has never been solved (Picture: SWNS)\n\nEight years after Trish Haynes’ body was found hidden inside a washing machine, her family is still searching for answers.\n\nHer grandmother, Sandi, reported the 25-year-old missing in the remote town of Grafton, New Hampshire in 2018 after communication with her suddenly changed.\n\nTrish moved in with an old friend in May that year and calls with Sandi went from daily to almost non-existent.\n\nShe was reported missing on July 6 and her body was found several months later.\n\nTrish had faced a difficult start to life. Raised by her grandparents after her father died and her mother struggled to care for her, she was described as deeply loving, but also vulnerable and eager to please.\n\n## The sudden silence that sparked the alarm\n\nTrish was very close with her grandmother, Sandi, now 74, and her great-aunt Val prior to her disappearance.\n\nShe had lived with her grandmother in Florida, so the family quickly grew concerned when communication changed after she moved out.\n\nWhen those daily calls became infrequent, short and guarded, they knew something was wrong.\n\nHer family had worried in the past about the company she kept, saying she sometimes tolerated mistreatment just to feel accepted.\n\nTrish told her grandmother her phone had been lost, but her family now fear it may have been taken from her, limiting who she could contact.\n\nHer cousin, Carey-Ann Wilson, said: ‘After that communication became even more sporadic until eventually most of the communication was coming from her friend instead of Trish herself.’\n\nAlarm bells grew louder when relatives later discovered Trish had never attended the court hearing she travelled to New Hampshire for.\n\nThis was when they contacted the State Police department.\n\nTrish was very close to her grandmother, Sandi, who had brought her up (Picture: SWNS)\n\n## The tip-off that led to a horrifying find\n\nRight at the beginning of the investigation, police received a tip to search Grant’s Pond, one mile from where she was living.\n\nThat was where they found a washer and dryer submerged at the bottom containing human remains.\n\nDNA testing confirmed that the jawbone was Trish’s, sparking a homicide investigation.\n\nThey asked her family not to publicly reveal that there had been a murder for a year while they continued with their inquiries.\n\nTrish’s dismembered remains were found in a washing machine and idetified through dental records (Picture: SWNS)\n\n## A family’s ongoing fight\n\nEight years on, the case remains unsolved and Trish’s family is still fighting for justice.\n\nCarey-Ann, 51, said the family has received various tips about Trish’s death and is raising money for a reward.\n\nShe said: ‘I was stunned, deeply saddened. I couldn’t understand why anyone would hurt her, kill her – especially in the manner in which they did.’\n\n‘To this day, I just don’t get it. The words, still eight years later, are hard to find. I pray every day that we get justice for Trish.\n\n‘There is someone out there who has the answers, someone who knows more about what happened.’\n\nTrish’s family are trying to raise money for a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction (Picture: SWNS)\n\n## The mourning continues\n\nWithout answers, Carey-Ann says her family cannot find closure.\n\nCarey-Ann said: ‘It’s incredibly frustrating and painful. Time keeps moving forward, but for families like ours, part of you remains stuck in that unanswered space.\n\n‘I think one of the hardest things is knowing someone out there likely knows more than they’ve ever said.\n\n‘Meanwhile, our family has spent years carrying grief, unanswered questions, and the feeling that Trish’s story still hasn’t concluded.\n\n‘At the same time, we refuse to let her be forgotten. That’s why we continue speaking publicly, working with advocacy groups, and trying to bring renewed attention to the case. ‘\n\nThe family believe people who were close to Trish at the time hold key information and are urging anyone with even the smallest detail to come forward.\n\nTrish’s family believe someone can shed light on what happened to Trish (Picture: SWNS)\n\n## **Remembering Trish**\n\nCarey-Ann said that Trish had a strong personality and was funny, caring and deeply loved.\n\nShe said: ‘When Trish walked into a room, you knew she was there – not because she demanded attention, but because she gave it.\n\n‘She had a way of making people feel seen and important.\n\n‘To us, Trish was never just a case or a headline. She was our family. She was someone whose absence is still deeply felt.\n\n‘And most importantly, I think someone out there likely knows something, and even the smallest piece of information could matter.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Family’s search for answers after woman’s body was found in washing machine"
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