An Oregon girl’s estranged husband was arrested and charged with homicide after the lacking hiker’s physique was discovered together with two useless canines believed to belong to her.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the physique of Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, was discovered on Friday morning after she was believed to have gone on a hike within the Mt. Hood space along with her two canines.
Detectives arrested Lane-Fournier’s estranged husband, Michel Fournier, 71, shortly after discovering her physique and booked him in jail on second diploma homicide expenses.
Officers mentioned Lane-Fournier was first reported lacking on Nov. 22, after she didn’t present up for work.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace says they recovered two deceased canines on Saturday, Nov. 30. believed to belong to the deceased girl, Susan Lane-Fournier. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace)
A neighborhood member reported seeing Lane-Fournier’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked close to East Salmon River Highway and the Inexperienced Canyon Method Path south of Welches, which prompted the multi-day search by a number of legislation enforcement businesses.
Authorities additionally confirmed that Lane-Fournier and Michel Fournier have been married on the time of her dying. Nevertheless, in accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by native station KPTV, Lane-Fournier had filed for divorce simply two weeks earlier than she disappeared.
On Saturday, the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Workplace carried out an post-mortem and dominated Lane-Fournier’s dying a murder.
OREGON HIKER, 61, VANISHES WITH HER 2 DOGS
Detectives arrested 71-year-old Michel Fournier for the homicide of his soon-to-be ex-wife Susan Lane-Fournier. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Her physique was positioned close to a property the couple owned in Brightwood, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Workplace additionally recovered two deceased canines believed to be Lane-Fournier’s.
The canines have been transferred to the custody of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace, the place investigators have been working to verify their identities.
A physique discovered within the Welches space on Friday was recognized as a 61-year-old girl initially believed to have gone lacking whereas climbing within the Mt. Hood space, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned on Saturday. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace)
One in every of Lane-Fournier’s coworkers informed KPTV that previous to her dying, she had mentioned she “feared for her life.”
“Last couple weeks before she was missing she was afraid for her life, actually, which is why she brought the dogs with her all the time,” Khalid Kamahwe informed the outlet.
Authorities initially suspended the search final week, citing “weather conditions and the likelihood of survivability.”
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Detectives are requesting data from anybody who noticed Michel Fournier within the days main as much as Susan’s disappearance or has data of his actions and whereabouts since then to name the sheriff’s workplace at 503-723-4949.
