Man charged with murder in deaths of 3 Oregon women, district attorney says
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A 39-year-old man was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on murder charges for the deaths of three Oregon women whose bodies were found in 2023, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney.
A 39-year-old man was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on murder charges for the deaths of three Oregon women whose bodies were found in 2023, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney. Jesse Lee Calhoun was charged with three counts of murder in the second degree and three counts of abuse of a corpse in the second degree in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24, Bridget Leanne Webster, 31, and Joanna Speaks, 32, according to a news release from the district attorney. All three women were found dead “under suspicious circumstances” on different days in April 2023, two of them in Portland and a third in neighboring Washington, according to the district attorney’s office. Authorities have not provided information on how they died and it’s unclear how investigators linked Calhoun to the three deaths. “I want to acknowledge the families of these women,” Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said in a news conference Friday. “This community holds you in our hearts and is here to support you.” Calhoun, who was arrested on an unrelated charge, is expected to be transferred to the custody of Multnomah County for arraignment, the release reads. An arraignment date has not been set yet. CNN is working to identify and contact an attorney for Calhoun. Last year, authorities in Oregon said they believed the deaths of Perry and Webster were connected to the deaths of two other Oregon women, Kristin Smith and Ashley Real. Senior Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero said Friday that authorities are “still very much investigating” their deaths.
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