A serial killer imprisoned due to murder was released ahead a year earlier because of COVID-19 reasons and became a person of interest in the death of four women.
A career criminal that was imprisoned because of the murder of four Oregon women in 2022 was released ahead of because of the threat of COVID-19 spreading in cells with approximately 1,000 inmates based on the report of the New York Post.
Jesse Lee Calhoun, 38, the serial killer was imprisoned last 2019 because of a series of felony convictions.
Gov. Kate Brown, the Democratic former Oregon governor, began a process of granting mass commutation during the pandemic. With this, there was an early release of prisoners who were well-behaved, nearing the end of their sentences, and particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
The four women who were murdered, based on the report in the New York Post, are Ashley Real, 22, Bridget Webster, Kristin Smith, 22, and Charity Lynn Perry, 24. (PHOTO: New York Post)
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The Victims Of The Serial Killer
Records of the authorities show that Calhoun is currently in custody at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario. He e was lodged here last July 6 on charges apparently unrelated to the murders.
He has not yet been charged in any case with the death of four women, but he is considered to be a person of interest.
The four women who died, based on the report in New York Post, are Ashley Real, 22, Bridget Webster, Kristin Smith, 22, and Charity Lynn Perry, 24.
All four women died in suspicious circumstances in the Portland metro area and, alongside two other cases, sparked initial concerns of a serial killer in June—Willamette Week’s sources.
The authorities as of now are ensuring that they keep the public from freaking out about the serial killer.
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