Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, was found dead along with two dogs believed to be hers. Her estranged husband, Michel Fournier, 71, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after her body was discovered following a reported missing person case.
An Oregon woman's estranged husband was arrested and charged with murder after the missing hiker 's body was found along with two dead dogs believed to belong to her. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the body of Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, was found on Friday morning after she was believed to have gone on a hike in the Mt. Hood area with her two dogs.
community member reported seeing Lane-Fournier’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked near East Salmon River Road and the Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches, which prompted the multi-day search by several law enforcement agencies. Authorities also confirmed that Lane-Fournier and Michel Fournier were married at the time of her death. However, according to court documents obtained by local station KPTV, Lane-Fournier had filed for divorce just two weeks before she disappeared.
Her body was located near a property the couple owned in Brightwood, according to court documents. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office also recovered two deceased dogs believed to be Lane-Fournier’s. The dogs were transferred to the custody of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, where investigators were working to confirm their identities.
One of Lane-Fournier's coworkers told KPTV that prior to her death, she had said she 'feared for her life.' 'Last couple weeks before she was missing she was afraid for her life, actually, which is why she brought the dogs with her all the time,' Khalid Kamahwe told the outlet. Authorities initially suspended the search last week, citing 'weather conditions and the likelihood of survivability.
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