US Marshals seek help to find Concrete, WA murder suspect

New video, images of WA triple-murder suspect

The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help to locate a triple-murder suspect tied to a deadly August house fire in Concrete, Washington.

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. - The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a triple-murder suspect tied to a deadly August house fire in Concrete, Washington.

The Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, led by the U.S. Marshals, has intensified its search for 50-year-old Jason Birman, who has been on the run since Aug. 9. A combined reward of $15,000 is now being offered for information leading to his arrest.

The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help to locate a triple-murder suspect tied to a deadly August house fire in Concrete, Washington. The Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, led by the U.S. Marshals Service, has intensified their search for 50-year-old Jason Birman who has been on the run since Aug. 9. A combined reward of $15,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest. On Aug. 9, Skagit County deputies responded to a report of a two-story house fire on SR-530 near Arlington. After knocking down the flames, the remains of three people were recovered from the scene. Detectives later learned that the victims of the fire had also suffered gunshot wounds. Investigators believe there was a fourth person at the house when the fire broke out, but he appeared to have left with his truck. Police later identified Birman as a person of interest in the fire. Birman’s blue 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck, with Washington license plate: C67636L, is unaccounted for. He is described as 5 feet 11 inches in height and weighing around 210 pounds. He is balding with blonde hair and blue eyes. Detectives say he has a distinctive speech pattern and typically wears glasses. Birman is known to frequent Skagit and Whatcom counties. Anyone who has had contact with Birman or has any information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-926-8332. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Jason Birman, 50, is a triple-murder suspect wanted in connection to a deadly house fire that happened in Concrete, Washington on Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Marshals Service)

On Aug. 9, Skagit County deputies responded to a fire at a two-story house on SR-530 near Arlington. After extinguishing the flames, the remains of three people were recovered from the scene.

Detectives later learned that the victims, Birman's wife, stepson and his stepson's girlfriend, had also suffered gunshot wounds.

Investigators believed a fourth person, later identified as Birman, was at the house when the fire broke out, but he left with his truck.

His blue 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck with Washington license plate C67636L is unaccounted for.

He is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 210 pounds, balding with blond hair and blue eyes. Detectives note he has a distinctive speech pattern and typically wears glasses.

Birman is known to frequent Skagit and Whatcom counties.

Anyone who has had contact with Birman or has information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-926-8332.