Chilling 'link in personal histories' of 6 Portland-area women found dead in months as cops fight se

A CHILLING possible link in the histories of six Portland-area women found dead in woodland has been revealed as cops fight serial killer fears. The women's remains have been discovered over several months in secluded Oregon sites, but police remain baffled over the mystery.

A CHILLING possible link in the histories of six Portland-area women found dead in woodland has been revealed as cops fight serial killer fears.

The women's remains have been discovered over several months in secluded Oregon sites, but police remain baffled over the mystery.

At least three of the six women whose bodies have been found in Oregon and Washington in recent months shared similar circumstances, reported Oregon Live.

Investigators are probing potential connections among JoAnna Speaks, 32, Charity Lynn Perry, 24, and Bridget Leann Ramsey Webster, 31.

They died within several weeks of each other in April.

All three were known to frequent Southeast 82nd Avenue and an area near the Clackamas Town Center in Portland according to an unnamed source “close to the investigations,” the news site said.

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The source rejected a statement released on Sunday by Portland police that said investigators had “no reason to believe these six cases are connected.”

The person added: “It was premature to state that these deaths are unrelated or related.

“Investigators always look for commonalities with unsolved homicides.”

The source also claimed that the “personal histories” of Speaks, Perry, and Webster shared similarities - but declined to share further information.

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However, the person said it was unclear whether a single perpetrator was linked to the deaths of the three women.

SERIAL KILLER FEARS

Fears of a serial killer have recently been raised by Speaks's sister, Robyn Speaks, according to NewsNation's Banfield.

She claimed: "I think that they (police) are trying to make sure that they keep the public from being too freaked out about a serial killer.

"Either way, women are dying. And the numbers are rising."

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said it was aware of confusion about the investigations into the deaths of six women throughout the region.

However, the bureau said: "These discussions have led to some anxiety and fear in our community, and we want to provide reassurance that the speculation is not supported by the facts available at this point.

"PPB has no reason to believe these six cases are connected."

Because the cases are under active investigation, the bureau added: "We are respectfully declining news interviews on this topic."

SIX FOUND

Cops have not determined whether they were homicide victims, but the women were all under the age of 40.

The body of Kristin Smith, 22, was discovered on February 19 in southeast Portland. Her cause of death has yet to be determined.

Her devastated mom said on GoFundMe: "I am deeply saddened, lost and broken.

"I have been notified by Portland Police my missing daughter I have desperately been searching for since end of November 2022 has been located, deceased."

On April 8, JoAnna Speaks was found dead inside a barn at an abandoned property in Ridgefield, Washington, about 22 miles north of Portland, authorities said.

The Clark County Medical Examiner said she died of blunt-force trauma to her neck and head.

Weeks later, on April 24, Charity Lynn Perry's remains were found in a culvert near the East Historic Columbia River Highway in Multnomah County.

On that same day, an unidentified woman was found dead inside a tent in Portland, police added.

She may have been Indigenous, and there were no signs of foul play, they said. The woman had medium-length black hair, was over 5 feet tall, and weighed 135 pounds.

A fourth victim - Bridget Leann Ramsey Webster, 31 - was found on a roadside in Polk County on the afternoon of April 30.

A few days later, on April 30, the remains of Bridget Webster were located on a rural road in Polk County.

Then, on May 7, Ashley Real, 22, was found in a wooded area.

"HEARTBREAKING"

Robyn Speaks told local NBC affiliate KGW in Portland: “It’s just so heartbreaking, and it’s really hard to put into words.

“It’s kind of hitting us more that it’s real, and we keep seeing on the news all these new girls.”

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Bryanna Fox, a former FBI special agent, told NBC Nightly News the "main thing" multiple police and sheriff's departments would be probing would be "the manner of death and the weapon."

"If that’s consistent across all of these victims, then that will be a huge point," Fox said.

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