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Oregon murder-suicide victims pictured as family searches for answers
The victims of a horrific Oregon murder-suicide have been pictured as their grieving families paid tribute to their lives and personalities.
TL;DR
- Five victims, Mary Elizabeth Kimsey (85), Rowan Karla Kimsey (60), Stella Jade Kimsey (26), Linsey Mae Haraldsen (26), and Alvin Raymond Chu (27), were found dead in Forest Grove, Oregon.
- Authorities believe Benjamin Charles Parker (36), Stella's boyfriend, committed the killings and then died by suicide in Washington state.
- Parker allegedly confessed to his mother that he had planned the killings and intended to murder three people but ended up killing two others who arrived at the property.
- The victims were remembered for their love of art, animals, and nature, with multiple generations of the Kimsey family among those killed.
- Investigators found the victims in or around a driveway; one victim was in a burning vehicle, while others were in or near other vehicles and on a walkway.
- Parker's cellphone records led investigators to his location in Washington, where he was found deceased.
- Two dogs and two cats were also shot dead, and another cat had to be euthanized.