Whether or not Portland and surrounding areas have a serial killer, the sheer number of missing-persons cases should be cause for concern, an expert says.
Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan has the latest details on the investigation into possible serial killings in Portland, Oregon, on "Fox Report."number of missing-persons casesPolice in a statement last week downplayed concerns of a serial killer after the bodies of six women were discovered in and around the city in a five-month span.so far this year, which includes the city of Portland, are women and girls, according to the state's online database.
The number of open cases involving missing women and girls in the first half of this year is already well above the 46 at the end of 2022, according to the state's count. Portland police, who keep a separate record and are responsible for only a portion of the 466-square-mile Multnomah County, said they investigated a total of 489 missing-person reports last year.
Kristin Smith, left, and Ashley Real were found dead in February and May, respectively. Portland police are investigating both cases but say they have"no reason to believe" they are connected. Police found the remains of Kristin Smith, 22, on Feb. 19, Joanna Speaks, 32, on April 8, Charity Perry, 24, an unidentified woman on April 24, Bridget Webster, 31, on April 30, and Ashley Real, 22, on May 7.by investigators so far – the death of Speaks, who was found dead of blunt head and neck injuries behind an abandoned barn 22 miles north of Portland.
Charity Perry of Vancouver, Washington, is believed to have gone missing sometime in April, and her remains were found in a culvert near a park about 35 miles east of Portland, Oregon, on April 24. Charity Perry counts money while seated on a porch in an undated family photo. The homeless Vancouver, Washington, woman went missing in April, and police later found her remains in a culvert at a park about 35 miles east of Portland, Oregon.
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