I don't think anyone posted that Wilma Acosta was found deceased in the Willamette River on Jan 3, 2024. LE is being cagey on this one, stating "no signs of foul play" and suggesting it was suicide. Family does not agree, and I'm on their side. Too many people vanishing and then turning up in the river weeks later.
( I feel the need to digress to point out something that is playing a big role in how these cases are presented to the public. Cathedral Park is downriver towards the St. John's bridge. Bodies are often "found" there, but other articles state the bodies are found in
other parts of the river, and then transported by dragging down to Cathedral Park where the medical examiner looks at them. Not sure why that's necessary, but there are now 4 cases now all referencing Cathedral Park)
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Missing Portland woman Wilma Acosta found dead in Willamette River
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The body of a
28-year-old Portland woman missing since November was found in the Willamette River
near Cathedral Park (emphasis mine) on Tuesday, PPB announced Wednesday.
The body has been identified as Wilma Acosta, and while the medical examiner has not yet determined her cause of death, authorities said they “observed no signs of foul play.”
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Acosta was last seen leaving a bar near the corner of Northwest Couch Street and Northwest Third Avenue in the early morning hours of Nov. 26, 2023. Her cell phone was tracked to the Japanese American Historical Plaza on the west side of the Willamette River.
In December,
Portland police announced that they do not suspect any foul play in Acosta’s disappearance, and their initial investigation found videos of Acosta leaving Dixie’s Tavern shortly after 2 a.m. and then walking toward the Willamette River. Investigators said she walked up to the seawall but it was unclear what happened after.
They said Acosta had suicidal ideations and depression, which they also noted in their initial media release. However, her family strongly disputed the assertion.
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On Wednesday after her body had been found, her family released the following statement:
“Our family would like to ask that our privacy is respected at this time. We first and foremost want to thank God for allowing us to find Wilma and letting us put her to rest. We would like to thank all of those who have been helpful to us during this incredibly difficult time: Portland Fire & Rescue’s Dive Team; Portland Police Bureau; the MMIW and MMI groups for their help and for treating us like family; Commissioner Rubio for opening her doors and giving our family a place to rest while we searched for Wilma; the faith community, including Pastor Robin Wisener; Honorary Consul for Guatemala Marta Guembes; and all those who walked with us and provided us with so much needed help.”
Police continue to ask anyone with information about Acosta’s disappearance to contact PPB’s Missing Persons Unit at
missing@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 23-306375.
