A newly released state report details years of missed warning signs, repeated child abuse and neglect complaints in the case of Oakley Carlson, a five-year-old girl who disappeared from her Washington home in 2021.
The child fatality review, published by the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), documents at least 14 referrals to Child Protective Services involving Oakley’s family and raises questions about whether the girl was returned to her biological parents too quickly despite ongoing safety concerns.
