Portland police admit 4 women found dead linked to possible serial killer

[mystery-ak]

July 17, 2023 5:04pm EDT
Portland police admit 4 women found dead linked to possible serial killer
Four of six Portland area murders now have a connection to one person of interest, police say
By Michael Lee | Fox News

A string of murders in the Portland area has been linked to one person of interest, police said.

The statement from Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office represents a turnaround after officials initially said they didn't believe six cases in the Portland Metro Area were connected, according to a report from Fox 12.

Police have now linked four of the six cases: the murders of 22-year-old Kristin Smith, 24-year-old Charity Lynn Perry, 31-year-old Bridget Leann (Ramsay) Webster, and 22-year-old Ashley Real, according to the report.

[img width=]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/07/1862/1046/girl-split.jpg?ve=1&tl=1[/img]
Portland murder victims, clockwise from top left, Ashley Real, Bridget Webster, Kristin Smith and Charity Lynn Perry. (Fox News)

The four linked victims were found between Feb. 19 and May 7 of this year, though Smith was reported missing with the Gresham Police Department in December.

No charges have been filed in the case so far, according to police, who said multiple people connected have been interviewed and that one person of interest was linked to all four. That person of interest has not been named.

More than nine different law enforcement agencies have worked the case so far, including the Gresham Police Department, Portland Police Bureau, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Polk County District Attorney’s Offic, and the Oregon State Police.

According to the FBI, the definition "serial killings" is a series of three or more killings.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office could not be immediately reached for comment.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-police-admit-4-women-found-dead-linked-possible-serial-killer

[mountaineer]

The Post Millennial
     Jul 17, 2023
Portland's suspected serial killer is a convicted felon released early by former Oregon governor: police
Calhoun was granted clemency by former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D).
Katie Daviscourt

A  man that was released early from an Oregon state prison is a suspected serial killer in the greater Portland metro area, authorities say.

Jesse Lee Calhoun, 38, of Portland, Oregon has allegedly been linked by detectives to four of six women found dead earlier this year in the Portland metro area, according to Willamette Week.

Calhoun was released from prison in 2021, twelve months early, after being granted clemency at the direction of former Democrat Gov. Kate Brown. Brown began to issue mass commutations during the Covid-19 pandemic, which included early release to prisoners that were either considered to be well-behaved, were nearing the end of their sentences, and were vulnerable to the virus, the outlet reports.

Calhoun, who has been described by law enforcement as a "prolific thief and career criminal," was one of the more than 1000 prisoners that had been granted early release under Brown's criminal justice reform policies. Calhoun's clemency has since been revoked and he has been placed back into custody. ...