Unsolved And Scared: If Not A Serial Killer What Happened To Six Women Found Dead On Roadsides Around Portland Oregon?

The bodies of the women were discovered within 100 miles of each other, in wooded areas, on the sides of roads, or in secluded rural areas between February and May. The causes of death in most of the cases have not been revealed, with only one being ruled a homicide so far, while some others have been considered suspicious.

Social media users have suggested that the cases are connected, but the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has stated that it has no reason to believe that the six cases are linked. Multiple law enforcement agencies are in contact with each other to see if there are any similarities among the women’s deaths, but the PPB has emphasized that this is common investigative practice and should not be taken as evidence of a connection.

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The PPB is investigating the death of one of the six women, 22-year-old Kristin Smith, whose remains were found in a wooded area in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood on February 19. She was reported missing nearly a month earlier, on December 22, 2022. The cause and manner of her death remain undetermined.

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The PPB is also assisting the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office with its investigation into the death of 22-year-old Ashley Real, who disappeared after she was last seen at a Portland fast-food restaurant on March 27. Real’s body was discovered in a heavily wooded area in Eagle Creek on May 7. Her death was determined to be “suspicious in nature,” but investigators have not concluded that she was the victim of a homicide.

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The one woman who authorities said was murdered is Joanna Speaks, who vanished in late March. Her remains were found in a rural area of Clark County, Washington on April 8, and her cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. Her sister, Robyn Speaks, expressed concern about the number of missing women being found dead in the area.

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The three other women whose deaths have been grouped in the lot are Bridget Webster, who was found dead on April 30 in Polk County, 24-year-old Charity Perry, whose body was discovered in Ainsworth State Park on April 24, and an unidentified Native woman whose remains were found inside a tent on the side of the road on April 24. PPB said there is no indication that foul play was suspected in the death of the unidentified woman. The cause and manner of deaths of each of the three women have not been released.

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PPB has urged people not to draw conclusions based on the law enforcement agencies working with one another to check for similarities in the deaths. The agency emphasized that it is common investigative practice to consider possible connections to other cases both in and out of its jurisdiction. PPB has asked community members to learn “the facts about these cases before sharing speculation.”