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Pair accused of defrauding, killing Washington state man who went missing last month
A man and woman have been accused of murdering a 74-year-old Washington state man who disappeared last month, as part of a wider financial fraud scheme, authorities said. The pair were arrested on Thursday in Southern California and will be extradited back to Washington to face homicide charges.
Curtis Engeland’s family reported him missing on Feb. 24, one day after authorities said he was last seen at his home on Mercer Island, in southern Lake Washington near Seattle, police said in a statement.
Although police originally investigated the disappearance as a missing persons case potentially involving a kidnapping, they later found the man dead near Cosmopolis, a city some 100 miles west along the Pacific Coast.
Police said Engeland was stabbed in the neck, CBS affiliate KIRO-TV News reported.
Investigators used GPS information from the suspects’ cell phones to find Engeland’s body, according to Mercer Island police. They said the probe so far suggests that the suspects became acquainted with Engeland several months before his death and financially defrauded him. Police believe that the suspects “violently confronted” Engeland at his home on Mercer Island on the evening of Feb. 23 and used his car to leave the area that same night.
Police have not shared more details about the circumstances surrounding that confrontation, but Mercer Island police said that detectives believe both suspects left Washington state soon after Engeland was killed. They alleged the suspects then rented new vehicles and changed cell phones “to cover their path.”
The suspects were identified as 32-year-old Philip Brewer and 47-year-old Christina Hardy, KIRO News Radio reported, citing police as well as charging documents filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said that Brewer and Hardy “appear to have concocted a scheme to kill the victim and then move into his home, all while taking over his financial accounts and making extravagant purchases just hours after killing him,” according to KIRO News Radio. They also alleged the suspects used Engeland’s cell phone, after his murder, to conduct falsified conversations between them in an ostensible attempt to dupe authorities into thinking he was still alive.
CBS News contacted the Mercer Island Police Department for more details but did not receive an immediate reply.
After a flat performance last week, the Lions travel to Washington to face a familiar foe on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Commanders in a rematch of last season’s NFL divisional playoff game.
Detroit looked rusty and undisciplined in its Week 9 loss to the Vikings, a stunning upset that now has the team at 1-2 in the NFC North. Sitting at 5-3 in a division where all four teams are at .500 or better, the margin for error for the Lions has become even slimmer as the season goes past its halfway mark.
The loss was followed by a quiet trade deadline for the team, as there weren’t many options available to help bolster an offensive line that suffered a rash of injuries during the Vikings game.
Injuries have also derailed the Commanders’ season, with quarterback Jayden Daniels being in and out of the lineup this season as Washington comes into this game at 3-6 after losing four consecutive games. Daniels will miss this rematch after suffering an arm injury in last week’s loss against the Seahawks.
Follow along here for live updates from Detroit News contributor Kameron Goodwill.
Lions at Commanders
▶ Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland
▶ TV/radio: FOX/97.1 FM
▶ Records: Lions are 5-3; Commanders are 3-6
▶ Line: Lions by 8½
▶ Series: Washington leads, 32-16, including postseason (Last meeting: Jan. 18, 2025 — Commanders 45, (at) Lions 31, NFC divisional playoff round)
Wisconsin fans storm field after Badgers break six-game losing streak
Wisconsin football fans stormed the field at Camp Randall Stadium after the Badgers’ 13-10 win over Washington.
The bars are staying open late tonight in Madison, Wisconsin.
For the first time in 63 days, Wisconsin football has won a game, as the Badgers defeated Washington 13-10 at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8. It is the first win for Luke Fickell’s squad in Big Ten play, moving their conference record this season to 1-5.
Given the drought the Badgers were on, fans didn’t hold back from getting their postgame celebrations underway as they stormed the field as the clock went triple zeros.
Wisconsin entered the week on a six-game losing skid, which featured losses to then-No. 19 Alabama, then-No. 20 Michigan, No. 1 Ohio State and two unranked defeats at home against Maryland and Iowa. The Badgers were a 10.5-point underdog against Washington, which was ranked No. 23 in the College Football Playoff top 25.
The Badgers also entered Saturday’s Big Ten game in a scoring drought at home, as they were shut out in back-to-back games against Iowa (37-0) and Ohio State (34-0) in their previous two home games. That drought was snapped at the 13:44 mark of the first quarter when Nathanial Vakos hit a 42-yard field goal.
The eventual game winner for the Badgers on Saturday against Washington was a 32-yard field goal from Vakos at the end of the third quarter. Badgers punter Sean West finished as the team’s leading passer, as he completed a 24-yard completion on a fake punt attempt.
Here’s another look at the field storming at Camp Randall from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s John Steppe:
The win also comes just a few days after Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh announced Fickell would return for the 2026 college football season amid the Badgers’ struggles.
“I can see a path forward,” McIntosh told the Journal Sentinel on Thursday on keeping Fickell. “I can see a plan that we can execute and I can see a way for us to be successful and competitive in ‘26 and beyond.
Does the Big Ten fine teams for rushing the field?
No. Unlike the SEC, Big 12 and ACC, there is no fine in place for fans who rush the field in the Big Ten. According to an ESPN article from Feb. 26, 2024, the Big Ten does have “punishments” in place for such events.
“• Big Ten: A discretionary fine can result on a third offense for failure to “provide adequate security for visiting teams from their arrival for a game through their departure.” There is a private reprimand for a first offense; a public reprimand for second.”
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Dallas Mavericks (2-7, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (1-8, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -3.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hits the road against Washington looking to break its three-game road skid.
Washington finished 18-64 overall with an 8-33 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Wizards averaged 108.0 points per game while allowing opponents to score 120.4 last season.
Dallas went 39-43 overall with a 17-25 record on the road last season. The Mavericks averaged 25.2 assists per game on 42.0 made field goals last season.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Wizards won 117-107 in the last matchup on Oct. 25. Kyshawn George led the Wizards with 34 points, and Anthony Davis led the Mavericks with 27 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Kyshawn George: day to day (illness), Bilal Coulibaly: day to day (leg).
Mavericks: Anthony Davis: day to day (leg), Kyrie Irving: out (knee), Dante Exum: day to day (knee), Dereck Lively II: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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