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Victims in quintuple homicide near Forest Grove include 3 generations of women, friends
Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB • • nation
Key Points:
- Authorities identified the five victims in a Forest Grove home killing as three generations of women—Mary Elizabeth Kimsey (85), her daughter Rowan Karla Kimsey (60), and granddaughter Stella Jade Kimsey (26)—along with Linsey Mae Haraldsen (26) and her partner Alvin Raymond Chu (27).
- The prime suspect, Benjamin Parker (36), Stella Kimsey’s boyfriend, was found dead by suicide in Enumclaw, Washington, the day after the killings; authorities have not disclosed a motive.
- Two cats and two dogs also died at the scene, with a third injured cat later euthanized due to severe injuries.
- The Forest Grove Fire Department discovered the human remains while responding to a fire early Saturday morning, prompting law enforcement involvement.
- Neighbors described the community as close-knit and caring, noting the absence of the dogs' usual barking as a poignant change following the tragedy.
