36. Potential Serial Killer: The Missing and Murdered Women of Portland, Oregon

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We are freaking out guys!!! 1.) Megan is BACK. 2.) There could be an active serial killer in the greater Portland, Oregon area. Our story starts with the murder of 32-year-old Joanna Speaks. We were alerted about this case thanks to the amazing online community on the I Think Not! Podcast page. (Check them out if you haven't already!) Megan's research into Joanna's case quickly spiraled into a much larger story involving six women in the Portland area who were all found dead within five months of each other. So is this the work of a serial killer? We'll let you be the judge. SOURCES: women-around-portland-linked-person-of-interest-identified/283-0808 bed-fee-4113-86 ac-79ce562e611b https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/4-dead- https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/15/dozens-missing-women-girls-portland-area-raise-red-flag-cold-case-expert-says/ https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/report-dead-missing-women-in-portland-area-red-flag-for-possible-commonality/article_de61b148-0a0d-11ee-b9ab-a3a8cf47b69f.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-four-womens-bodies-person-of-interest-multnomah-county-portland/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/17/oregon-women-deaths-person-of-interest-police https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/oregon-women-deaths.html https://apnews.com/article/oregon-women-bodies-linked-portland-2ae080039304e507b74c5156ae46e9ab https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-serial-killer-fears-dozens-missing-women-girls-raise-red-flag-cold-case-expert-says https://www.instagram.com/pdx.real/ https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/04/investigation-4-women-killed-oregon-early-prison-release-debate/?outputType=amp https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/missing-oregon-mom-of-3-joanna-speaks-found-dead-outside-barn/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/7958832/joanna-speaks-murder-body-found-oregon-washington/ https://www.insideedition.com/what-happened-to-joanna-speaks-missing-oregon-mom-of-3-found-dead-outside-washington-state-barn https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/05/family-woman-found-dead-near-ridgefield-looking-more-tips-case/ https://people.com/crime/missing-oregon-mom-found-dead-outside-abandoned-barn/ https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/02/6-women-found-dead-around-portland-metro-past-4-months/ https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/joanna-speaks-ridgefield-homicide-family-want-justice/283-1683ce06-dcdb-4b9e-ab27-e20be38c8997 https://www.kptv.com/2023/05/25/missing-gresham-womans-remains-found-portland-police-say/?outputType=amp https://kpic.com/amp/news/local/family-of-longview-woman-found-deceased-at-ainsworth-state-park-speaks-out-multnomah-county-oregon-washington-portland-police https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2023/07/20/ashley-real-later-found-dead-reportedly-filed-a-domestic-violence-complaint-against-alleged-serial-killer-jesse-lee-calhoun/

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