The deaths of four women found dead within 100 miles of each other in Oregon in three months ARE linked, officers admit after trying to silence serial killers’ fears “to avoid panicking the public” ‘
- The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office in Portland, Oregon announced Monday that a person has been arrested in connection with four murders
- The four women – Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Ashley Real – have all been found dead within 100 miles of each other in the past three months.
- All of the women were from the Portland area: their cause of death has yet to be confirmed
The deaths of four women whose bodies were found over the course of three months in or near Portland, Oregon, are linked and at least one person has been identified, authorities said Monday.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office in Portland says no charges have been filed against anyone, but the community is not currently in danger.
Local media reported that a man has been arrested.
The women were between the ages of 22 and 31, and their bodies were found in Portland and rural areas starting in February, with the last in May.
One body was found about 43 miles southwest of Portland near a creek in Polk County.
Kristin Smith, 22 (left), was the first victim: she was discovered on February 19. On April 24, the second, Charity Perry, 24 (right), was found dead
Bridget Webster, 31 (left), was found on April 30 and Ashley Real, 22 (right), on May 7
Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon (pictured) said Monday that four women found dead in the past three months are linked. A suspect is in custody
Authorities said the state physician did not determine the cause of death or manner of death for any of the women. They were all from the Portland area.
Officials did not use the word “serial killer” when announcing the connection between the deaths.
“Investigators and prosecutors from multiple law enforcement agencies have collaborated … and they have determined that there are links between four cases: Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Ashley Real,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Investigators from nine law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in three Oregon counties, as well as the Oregon State Police, have collaborated on the cases, authorities said.
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public
The first of the four – 22-year-old Kristin Smith – was found dead in the woods in Pleasant Valley on February 19. Her body was identified on May 25.
Two months later, on April 24, Charity Perry, 24, was found dead in Ainsworth State Park.
The following week, on April 30, Bridget Webster, 31, was found dead 43 miles south of Portland near a creek in Polk County.
And the fourth victim, 22-year-old Ashley Real, was discovered on May 7, a month after she disappeared from a fast food restaurant.