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SEP 15, 2023
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AH, sister of JoAnna, and MS, mother of Kristin, say they haven’t heard much from investigators about where their individual cases stand.
“[We’re] just continuing our slow investigations and reporting back to my detective everything we find out,” AH said.
“I haven’t had any updates from detectives,” MS said. “I know they’re keeping everything pretty close to the vest and working hard.”
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In the meantime, the families will be holding a barbecue fundraiser at Happy Valley Park on Sept. 23.
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AH and MS said the money raised will go to the families, but they’re also inviting community organizations out to the barbecue to help make people aware of their services. They will be handing out information on where those who are experiencing addiction, homelessness, or maybe trapped in sex trafficking can go to get help. They want the barbecue to be a chance to put a face to the dangers that young people face on the streets.
“On the streets, these people, persons whomever it is targeting these young vulnerable young women, getting them hooked on fentanyl, sex trafficking, doing all of this, and getting away with it, and then bodies just coming up missing and nobody cares,” MS said. “Nobody is doing anything about it. ‘Oh, she was on drugs, oh she was homeless’, but was she? Because I’ll tell you what, my daughter was not. She was a victim of this.”
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Families of dead Portland area women to hold BBQ fundraiser as investigation continues
Families of women found dead say not much has happened since the Multnomah County DA announced a person of interest in four deaths, two months ago.
AH, sister of JoAnna, and MS, mother of Kristin, say they haven’t heard much from investigators about where their individual cases stand.
“[We’re] just continuing our slow investigations and reporting back to my detective everything we find out,” AH said.
“I haven’t had any updates from detectives,” MS said. “I know they’re keeping everything pretty close to the vest and working hard.”
[...]
In the meantime, the families will be holding a barbecue fundraiser at Happy Valley Park on Sept. 23.
[...]
AH and MS said the money raised will go to the families, but they’re also inviting community organizations out to the barbecue to help make people aware of their services. They will be handing out information on where those who are experiencing addiction, homelessness, or maybe trapped in sex trafficking can go to get help. They want the barbecue to be a chance to put a face to the dangers that young people face on the streets.
“On the streets, these people, persons whomever it is targeting these young vulnerable young women, getting them hooked on fentanyl, sex trafficking, doing all of this, and getting away with it, and then bodies just coming up missing and nobody cares,” MS said. “Nobody is doing anything about it. ‘Oh, she was on drugs, oh she was homeless’, but was she? Because I’ll tell you what, my daughter was not. She was a victim of this.”
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