Quintuple homicide near Portland: suspect's girlfriend and four relatives killed

Five people were found dead at a rural property in Forest Grove, Oregon, including the suspect's girlfriend and her family. Suspect Benjamin Parker, 36, was found dead in Washington state.

Five killed at Forest Grove home; suspect found dead 187 miles away

ABC News US reports that Oregon authorities have identified all five victims of a quintuple homicide at a rural property outside Portland, linking the dead to the suspect's girlfriend and her immediate circle.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office named the victims as Stella Jade Kimsey, 26, the girlfriend of suspect Benjamin Charles Parker; her mother, Rowan Karla Kimsey, 60; her grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, 85; Stella's best friend, Linsey Mae Haraldsen, 26; and Haraldsen's partner, Alvin Raymond Chu, 27.

Rowan Kimsey owned the property roughly 30 miles west of Portland and lived there with her daughter Stella and Parker. The five bodies were discovered on Saturday; authorities announced the homicide investigation the following day.

Parker, 36, was found dead in his car in Enumclaw, Washington, approximately 187 miles north of the crime scene. Police believe he died by suicide.

Two cats and two dogs were also found dead at the property. A third cat was taken to a veterinarian but was later euthanized due to the severity of its injuries. The sheriff's office has not disclosed how the people or animals died.

Sheriff Caprice Massey described the scene as unlike anything she had encountered in more than two decades on the job. "I will say that in my 22 years here, I have not been a part of or witnessed a scene quite this complex involving this type of an investigation," Massey said.

Investigators noted both the complexity of the case and the size of the crime scene, but offered no further details on the circumstances or timeline of the killings.

Source: ABC News US