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Courtney suspected in three other deaths
Thursday, February 23, 2006 | No comments posted.
PORTLAND (AP) - The man charged with aggravated murder in the disappearance of college student Brooke Wilberger may have killed three other women in Oregon, according to an alert posted on the FBI's Web site.
Joel Courtney, 39, was indicted on aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and sodomy charges. He is in custody in Albuquerque, N.M., where he awaits trial on charges he raped a student there.
Oregon prosecutors labeled Courtney a “suspected serial killer” during a court hearing last month on media access to court records. The FBI Web posting is the first time authorities have released any information about how many victims there might be.
The alert said investigators have identified three victims that Courtney may have sexually assaulted and killed within Oregon. It does not identify the victims.
“He is inclined to abduct white females, 15 to 25 years of age, with blonde hair and blue eyes, in an outside setting,” the alert said.
The description fits Wilberger, who vanished in May 2004. Her body has not been found.
The Web posting said Courtney has traveled extensively since growing up in Portland, and there is a “high possibility” that there are other victims in Alaska, Florida, New Mexico and Oregon.
“Looking for other cases is a normal part of the process,” Steele said.
Oregon officials are seeking Courtney's extradition, but he may not be returned until the New Mexico case is wrapped up.
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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/
Joel Courtney, 39, was indicted on aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and sodomy charges. He is in custody in Albuquerque, N.M., where he awaits trial on charges he raped a student there.
Oregon prosecutors labeled Courtney a “suspected serial killer” during a court hearing last month on media access to court records. The FBI Web posting is the first time authorities have released any information about how many victims there might be.
The alert said investigators have identified three victims that Courtney may have sexually assaulted and killed within Oregon. It does not identify the victims.
“He is inclined to abduct white females, 15 to 25 years of age, with blonde hair and blue eyes, in an outside setting,” the alert said.
The description fits Wilberger, who vanished in May 2004. Her body has not been found.
The Web posting said Courtney has traveled extensively since growing up in Portland, and there is a “high possibility” that there are other victims in Alaska, Florida, New Mexico and Oregon.
“Looking for other cases is a normal part of the process,” Steele said.
Oregon officials are seeking Courtney's extradition, but he may not be returned until the New Mexico case is wrapped up.
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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/
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