McLean, VA (February 11, 2025) - On the afternoon of September 2, 2008, Isaac Zamora had gone into a neighbor’s house, stealing their rifle and shotgun. His own mother called police to report the trespassing and theft. Skagit County (WA) Sheriff’s Deputy Anne Jackson responded. When the 40-year-old deputy did not answer a radio status check, another deputy went to investigate. He found Deputy Jackson shot to death, along with another murder victim at the same location. Three other murder victims were soon found shot and killed nearby. Zamora was pursued during a high-speed chase by law enforcement. During the chase he shot and killed another motorist—his sixth murder victim—and wounded four others, including Washington State Trooper Troy Giddings. Zamora was finally captured and later pled guilty to four of the murders. He received four life sentences. Deputy Jackson had touched many lives during her law enforcement career, and was described by a colleague as “the champion of the underdog.” A homeless woman attended the funeral and told a story of how Deputy Jackson had pulled up in her patrol car one day, rolled down the window and handed the woman a five dollar bill. Even the mother of her killer told of how Deputy Jackson had reached out to her in the past, trying to help with her mentally ill son. “She was very gracious,” Dennise Zamora said. “She knew exactly what we were going through.”
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