Authorities are investigating whether the mysterious deaths of six women whose remains were found in and around Portland over the past six months are related and whether a serial killer is on the loose.
The bodies of the half-dozen women were found within 100 miles of each other on roadsides, in the woods or in isolated rural areas between February and last month. KGW8 reported.
Five different police agencies are investigating the women’s deaths, and at least three of the agencies have said they are working with the others to determine whether the cases could be connected and have a single perpetrator, according to officials and the local publication.
In the most recent case, 22-year-old Ashley Real was found dead in a heavily wooded area near Eagle Creek on May 7 after she was last seen at a transit center in late March.
Another woman, Joanna Speaks, also went missing in late March and her body was found in rural Clark County on April 8. He died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office that pronounced him dead. a homicide
Speaks is the only woman whose cause of death has been revealed by authorities.
Her sister, Robyn Speaks, told KGW8 that she is concerned about the number of women in the area who are turning up dead.
“I never want to scare people, but the reality is there are women dying in horrific numbers,” Speaks said.
“With each one, as a family, we talked about it, shared, looking at the details,” he added. “We have spoken to detectives to see if there are any similarities.”
A spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating one of the deaths, said its detectives are investigating possible connections.
“As we do with all investigations of this nature, our detectives are following all leads in this case, including various tips coming in from the public and comments being made on social media,” the spox told The Post. “We are working with our partner agencies to determine if there is any connection between this case in Clackamas County and others in the region.”
The Polk County and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Offices also said they are speaking with partner agencies about the deaths.
Bridget Webster’s remains were discovered April 30 in Polk County, the local sheriff said. A week before that gruesome discovery, Charity Perry’s body was found in Ainsworth State Park on April 24. Perry had gone missing in early March.
Also on April 24, the body of an unidentified Native American woman was found near Interstate 205 and Southeast Flavel Street in Portland.
Less than three miles away, 22-year-old Kristin Smith was found dead near Southeast Deardorff Road and Flavel Street in Portland on February 19. She had been missing since December 2022.
Police are looking for a connection, but are not releasing any information about possible suspects they are watching.
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