Two bodies found in a remote area in Oregon were confirmed Sunday as belonging to a missing mother and 3-year-old son who were reported missing in mid-May. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said searchers found Karissa and William Fretwell’s bodies Saturday in a heavily wooded region in Yamhill County. Since then, officials concluded that Karissa, …
Authorities in Oregon announced Tuesday that remains discovered in a home weeks earlier belong to “Mickey Mouse Club” alum Dennis Day, who was reported missing last July. A statement issued by Oregon State Police confirmed that Day, 76, was found dead in his Phoenix home on April 4. It’s unclear how authorities determined the body …
An Oregon man charged with the murders of a missing woman and their 3-year-old son was ordered to pay child support to the boy’s mother about a month before their unsolved disappearances. Citing court records from April, KGW reported Michael Wolfe, 52, was ordered to pay $900 a month in child support to Karissa Fretwell, …
An Oregon man wanted by police was arrested Friday and charged with killing his missing 3-year-old son and the boy’s mother. Citing Salem police Lieutenant Treven Upkes, the Statesman Journal reported that detectives apprehended Michael John Wolfe, 52, at a doughnut shop in Portland. Charged with aggravated murder, he remains held at Yamhill County jail …
A father in Oregon who admitted to stealing his daughter’s Girl Scout cookie sales to get an erotic massage learned his fate in court on Monday. In a press release, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced that Brian Couture, 40, was ordered to serve 80 hours of community service for initiating a false report. …
Authorities in Oregon are asking for the public’s help in locating a mother and her 3-year-old son who they say haven’t been seen or heard from in a week. Relatives are believed to have filed a missing persons report for Karissa Fretwell, 25, and her son William Fretwell after not hearing from them since May 13. …
Authorities in Oregon say a man has been arrested on suspicion of fabricating a homemade bomb filled with dog excrement. According to Fox News, police believe 48-year-old Robb Alexander Stout intended the smelly explosion as revenge when a former friend did not return an item he borrowed. The suspect allegedly scoured an area near his …
Suspect Richard Knapp was convicted of sexual assault in 1986 but his DNA was never entered into a database
An Oregon father is facing criminal charges for allegedly staging a home invasion in an attempt to cover up his theft of $740 from his daughter’s Girl Scout cookie sales. Brian Couture, 40, reportedly called Forest Grove police to his home on March 6, claiming an unknown assailant entered his home through a sliding door. Couture …
An Oregon mother has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit more than a year after she claims an “emotional support” pit bull mauled her 5-year-old daughter’s face at an airport. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Multnomah County, Mirna Gonzalez accused Michelle Brannan’s dog of attacking Gabriella Gonzalez at Portland International Airport as they waited at …
A school former Christian teacher in Oregon who admitted to raping a 15-year-old student was sentenced Friday to less than two years behind bars. According to The Register-Guard, Andrea Baber, 30, agreed to plead guilty to six counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and three counts of third-degree rape. In turn, her sentences—180 days …
An Oregon man is facing nearly 100 sex crime charges for allegedly repeatedly raping an infant girl over the span of four months. Corvallis police arrested Edd Lahar, 30, Thursday, a day after reportedly receiving a tip alleging the suspect had sexually-explicit images of an infant on his cellphone. Investigators who executed a search warrant at …
