Six women found dead in the Portland, Oregon area in 2023 *ARREST*

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Six women have been found dead in less than three months in secluded, wooded areas in the Portland, Oregon, region, but law enforcement authorities said they have not found any evidence that the cases are linked.

The women's bodies were found within 100 miles of each other, the Portland Police Bureau said in a news release over the weekend. Police have not determined whether they were all homicide victims, but they were all under age 40.


Although news of the deaths was widely circulated on social media, the Portland Police Bureau said there was no reason to believe the deaths were connected. (more at link)

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6 women found dead within 3 months in Portland, Oregon, metro area

Police said they have not found any evidence that the cases are connected.
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Cousin Dupree said:
I don't think enough evidence has been presented to the public yet. AFAIK, they haven't had a press conference naming him the killer.
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Heis indicted and charged and the DA announced it. No? Of course he has not been convicted yet but he has certainly been basically "named" as the killer.

What does a presser have to do with it? Not all have one and in fact some that do just want the fanfare for their votes and careers.

Seems to me this one is fairly quiet and intentionally so imo...

So--missing your point.
 
Kimster said:
Last night, I heard the news that five of the deaths are suspicious. The unidentified woman may have died from the elements in a tent.

All the news I’ve seen says the first woman was found in February of this year. I am not sure if @SheWhoMustNotBeNamed is talking about a 7th? Regardless, the news local is saying that law-enforcement says the deaths are not related.
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In the beginning, law-enforcement insisted the deaths were not related. I hope this doesn’t hurt them in the courtroom.
 
Cousin Dupree said:
If they have DNA it won't matter.
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if they had matching DNA one would think they would have known they were connected prior. and not claimed they weren't.

funny how areas like to deny a serial killer until they have to admit such. pretty much always been the case. heck with the safety of others, let's just not panic the public or have everyone moving out of town...
 
GrandmaBear said:
if they had matching DNA one would think they would have known they were connected prior. and not claimed they weren't.

funny how areas like to deny a serial killer until they have to admit such. pretty much always been the case. heck with the safety of others, let's just not panic the public or have everyone moving out of town...
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Yeah, they’re losing enough people from that area as it is!
 
www.kgw.com

Jesse Calhoun indictment includes new details about when the alleged murders of 3 women took place

The two-page indictment indicates prosecutors relied on 16 witnesses before the grand jury including detectives, medical examiners, and forensic scientists.
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Jesse Calhoun indictment includes new details about when the alleged murders of 3 women took place​

A newly released indictment against Jesse Calhoun for the murder of three women in the Portland area provides fresh details in the case, including the dates on which the murders are suspected to have been committed.

Calhoun is facing second-degree murder charges for the deaths of 24-year-old Charity Lynn Perry, 31-year-old Bridget Leann Webster and 32-year-old Joanna Speaks. He’s also charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse in the second degree.

The two-page indictment indicates prosecutors relied on 16 witnesses before the grand jury including detectives, medical examiners, and forensic scientists. The grand jury met behind closed doors for three days before returning an indictment against Calhoun.

The indictment claims Calhoun killed Perry on March 8, 2023. Her body was discovered on April 24 in a culvert near Ainsworth State Park in the Columbia River Gorge.
Speaks was murdered on March 18, 2023, according to the indictment. Her body was found near an abandoned barn in Ridgefield on April 8. According to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office, Speaks died of blunt head and neck injuries.

Calhoun is accused of killing Webster on April 26, 2023, according to the indictment. Webster’s body was discovered in rural Polk County on April 30, about 70 miles from Portland.

Multnomah County prosecutors confirm they continue to investigate the deaths of two other women who may also be linked to Calhoun, Kristin Smith and Ashley Real.

Calhoun is expected to be transported from Snake River Correctional Institution in eastern Oregon to Multnomah County to be arraigned. No court date has been set.
 
Kimster said:
Yup. And I’m still unhappy with the fact that they claimed the death weren’t related in the beginning. Oh no. I think that’s important information because women need to be on guard if there’s a serial killer in the midst.
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Totally agree! Been a very common way though with serial rapists and killers in areas through the years. Cops deny it, warn no one. It usually gets to the point the public just realizes wth a 20th person raped by a stranger that went in through a patio door in our city/neighborhood, etc. and then people start saying what is going on and LE still denies it... Decades ago that was always the way and practice and I'd like to think it has changed but what your guys (not your, trust you know what I mean, your state, etc.) did here and are trying to claim now is b.s. and safety of others CLEARLY does not come first. They can try but I see o way they can explain this to anyone with an reason and logic.

It still goes on though. How many cases do we see say one person killed and they don't know and can't say who did it if they do suspect but they tell the community no one else is in danger and not to worry. Well you can't keep your investigation to yourself (which may be necessary but assure of that). THey did such in the U of ID four. Long before they were likely even onto Kohberger. They didn't want the college losing students or parents pulling them out etc. and said something to the effect of no ongoing danger to anyone else. Kaylee's dad of course I think had a fit and said something about it but so did we all and everyone in the public following the case. How CAN YOU say that? It's WRONG. And how in that case is it true either? Possibly ONE may have been the target and the others may not have been planned but were taken down because of being a witness, etc.

I think they did a SUPER investigation in that one but they still said that. And got a lot of criticism for it. And should.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:
www.kgw.com

Jesse Calhoun indictment includes new details about when the alleged murders of 3 women took place

The two-page indictment indicates prosecutors relied on 16 witnesses before the grand jury including detectives, medical examiners, and forensic scientists.
www.kgw.com www.kgw.com

Jesse Calhoun indictment includes new details about when the alleged murders of 3 women took place​

A newly released indictment against Jesse Calhoun for the murder of three women in the Portland area provides fresh details in the case, including the dates on which the murders are suspected to have been committed.

Calhoun is facing second-degree murder charges for the deaths of 24-year-old Charity Lynn Perry, 31-year-old Bridget Leann Webster and 32-year-old Joanna Speaks. He’s also charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse in the second degree.

The two-page indictment indicates prosecutors relied on 16 witnesses before the grand jury including detectives, medical examiners, and forensic scientists. The grand jury met behind closed doors for three days before returning an indictment against Calhoun.

The indictment claims Calhoun killed Perry on March 8, 2023. Her body was discovered on April 24 in a culvert near Ainsworth State Park in the Columbia River Gorge.
Speaks was murdered on March 18, 2023, according to the indictment. Her body was found near an abandoned barn in Ridgefield on April 8. According to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office, Speaks died of blunt head and neck injuries.

Calhoun is accused of killing Webster on April 26, 2023, according to the indictment. Webster’s body was discovered in rural Polk County on April 30, about 70 miles from Portland.

Multnomah County prosecutors confirm they continue to investigate the deaths of two other women who may also be linked to Calhoun, Kristin Smith and Ashley Real.

Calhoun is expected to be transported from Snake River Correctional Institution in eastern Oregon to Multnomah County to be arraigned. No court date has been set.
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Any idea when he was incarcerated? Those murders are in rapid succession. I'd hate to think of the body count if he is the right person and was not locked up.
 
Here we go. From a link uptrend.

On June 6, a police SWAT team tried to stop Jesse Calhoun in Milwaukie. He jumped into the Willamette River before police arrested him on a parole violation.
Calhoun had been released from prison early, his sentence commuted by then-Governor Kate Brown during the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was nearing the end of his sentence for stolen vehicle and burglary charges after helping fight wildfires in Oregon. His commutation was revoked when Multnomah County prosecutors argued in a letter that Calhoun had been involved in “criminal activity currently under investigation.” He was sent back to prison.
 
Kimster said:
And others who re-offended.

On a sidenote, their district attorney did not win his real election earlier this month. People felt he was too soft on crime. I hope the new person does a better job.
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"their" meaning a certain county? lost me a bit but that's because of me, believe me.

i'd say governor better be worried when facing re election if people voted someone out for being too soft on crime... One can hope right....?!
 
GrandmaBear said:
"their" meaning a certain county? lost me a bit but that's because of me, believe me.

i'd say governor better be worried when facing re election if people voted someone out for being too soft on crime... One can hope right....?!
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Yes, Multnomah County.

We don’t have the same governor that let the violent criminals out. And the new governor has tried to get around the new law that was passed by the voters regarding being soft on hard drug usage, too.
 
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