PORTLAND, Oregon — A newly released indictment against Jesse Calhoun for the murder of three women in the Portland area provides fresh details in the case, including the dates on which the murders are suspected to have been committed.
Calhoun is facing second-degree murder charges for the deaths of 24-year-old Charity Lynn Perry, 31-year-old Bridget Leann Webster and 32-year-old Joanna Speaks. He’s also charged with three counts of abuse of a corpse in the second degree.
The two-page indictment indicates prosecutors relied on 16 witnesses before the grand jury including detectives, medical examiners, and forensic scientists. The grand jury met behind closed doors for three days before returning an indictment against Calhoun.
The indictment claims Calhoun killed Perry on March 8, 2023. Her body was discovered on April 24 in a culvert near Ainsworth State Park in the Columbia River Gorge.
Speaks was murdered on March 18, 2023, according to the indictment. Her body was found near an abandoned barn in Ridgefield on April 8. According to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office, Speaks died of blunt head and neck injuries.
Calhoun is accused of killing Webster on April 26, 2023, according to the indictment. Webster’s body was discovered in rural Polk County on April 30, about 70 miles from Portland.
Multnomah County prosecutors confirm they continue to investigate the deaths of two other women who may also be linked to Calhoun, Kristin Smith and Ashley Real.
Calhoun is expected to be transported from Snake River Correctional Institution in eastern Oregon to Multnomah County to be arraigned. No court date has been set.
