Haley Mae Coblentz: The Girl in the Duffle Bag

Red Flags and Body Bags · Jan 15, 2026 · 16m

In December 2020, a black duffle bag was discovered in the woods near a highway rest area in Lincoln County, Oregon. Inside were the remains of a child--unidentified, unseen, and unknown.

For nearly a year, investigators searched for her name.

When advanced DNA genealogy finally identified her as 9-year-old Haley Mae Coblentz, the case took an even darker turn: Haley had never been reported missing. She wasn't enrolled in school. She wasn't in the system. And no one had raised the alarm when she disappeared.

No one has been convicted in Haley's death. Her case remains open.

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