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Officials on Tuesday announced that a person was suspected of killing three women in the Portland region and leaving their bodies.
At a press conference, District Attorney Nathan Waskes, District Attorney Nathan Waskes, revealed that a grand jury convicted Jesse Lee Calhoun in connection with the death of 22 -year -old Christin Smith, whose remains were discovered in November 2022. After the new allegations, the murder of the second-degree and the misuse of a corpse, his body had come about half and a year later.
Calhoun had already faced similar allegations for the deaths of Charity Perry, 24, Bridget Webster, and Joanna, and Joana speaks, 32. He did not blame in all previous cases of killing a second degree and misuse of a corpse.
“The prosecution is a very important and visible step because we want justice for these victims,” Da Waskese said during an emotional press conference.
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Jesse Lee Calhoun appears in Portland, Ores on 6 June 2024 in the Mullnomah County Circuit Court for his prosecution. (AP, Pool, File) through Dave Killen/Oregonian
Calhoun is currently being held in Inverters Jail in Mulnoma County. Their test is expected to begin in 2027.
Fox News Digital Calhoun’s lawyer, came to Cameron Taylor, but his office refused to comment publicly.
Melissa Smith, mother of Christin Smith, made a turbulent statement, surrounded by loved ones and relatives of other victims.
“It’s 898 days because I came to know that Kristen was a deceased … I never lost hope. I never gave up. And I will never do,” she swore. “Portland five will never be forgotten.”
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The victim charity Perry’s mother Diana Alan gave a rigorous message for the purpose of Kalhoun and others like her and said that she was no longer the clever person in the room. ” (Mulnoma County District Attorney Office)
Perry, Webster and Christin Smith were discovered in various parts of Oregon, while the body of the speech was located in an abandoned barn in South -Western Washington. Between the beginning of 2023 and the next months, their remains were found in remote and hidden areas, such as wooden locations, culverts and under a bridge, within a radius of 100 miles. The pattern feared that a serial killer may target young women in the region.
The victim’s charity Perry’s mother Diana Alan gave a rigorous message for the purpose of Calhoun and others like her.
“You are not the clever person in the room. Maybe your crime day was you … but you are no longer in your room. You are mine.”
Law enforcement officers have released some details about the ongoing investigation. Da Waskes said that another woman’s death remains under the review in the same time limit.
Police say
The Portland area suspects that JC Lee Calhoun accused of fourth murder as the authorities investigated the deaths of women whose bodies were released into remote places. (Istock)
According to officials, another woman from Ashley Rial is allegedly associated with Calhon, under investigation. No allegations have been made regarding his death yet.
Asked whether Calhoun’s case is eligible as serial murder, Vaskes reduced the label from implementing the label.
“We focus on the victims. These were the killings of young women with large -scale influences,” he said.
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Calhoun was taken into custody in June 2023 due to unrelated parole violations. He was inspired in May 2024 in May 2024 in May 2024. He was re -evaluated in 2023 to complete a four -year sentence for crimes, including assault with a police officer, a police dog, theft, and more.
Due to his participation in the Wildfire Firefighting Program in 2020, he was earlier released in 2021. Due to his participation in the wildfire firefighting program in 2020. Later in 2023, the village was murdered after Kalahoun by the village Tina Kotek.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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