The estranged husband of an Oregon woman was arrested and charged with murder after the bodies of a missing hiker and two dogs believed to be hers were discovered.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the body of Susan Lane Fournier, 61, was discovered Friday morning after she went hiking in the Mount Hood area with her two dogs.
Detectives arrested Lane Fournier's estranged husband, 71-year-old Michelle Fournier, shortly after discovering the body and booked him into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Lane Fournier did not show up for work and was first reported missing on Nov. 22, officials said.
Search for missing Oregon hiker and his dog due to 'weather conditions, chance of survival'
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office announced the recovery of two dead dogs believed to belong to Susan Lane Fournier, a woman who died on Saturday, November 30th. (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)
Community members said they saw Lane Fournier's white 1992 Ford F-250 parked near East Salmon River Road and the Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches. This led to a multi-day search by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Authorities also confirmed that Mr. Lane-Fournier and Michel Fournier were married at the time of his death. However, according to court documents obtained by local broadcaster KPTV, Ms Lane-Fournier had filed for divorce just two weeks before her disappearance.
On Saturday, the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy and ruled Lane Fournier's death a homicide.
Oregon hiker, 61, disappears with two dogs
Detectives have arrested 71-year-old Michelle Fournier for the murder of his soon-to-be ex-wife, Susan Lane-Fournier. (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)
Her body was found near the couple's property in Brightwood, according to court documents.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office also recovered two dead dogs believed to belong to Lane Fournier.
The dogs were transported to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, where investigators were identifying them.
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The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday that a body found Friday in the Welches area has been identified as a 61-year-old woman who was initially thought to have gone missing while hiking in the Mount Hood area. (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)
One of Lane Fournier's co-workers told KPTV that she had told KPTV that she “feared for her life” before she died.
“A few weeks before she went missing, she was in fear for her life. That's why she always had her dog with her,” Khalid Kamafwe said.
Authorities initially called off the search last week, citing “weather conditions and chances of survival.”
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Detectives are appealing for information from anyone who saw Michel Fournier in the days leading up to Susan's disappearance, or who knows of his activities and whereabouts since then, by calling the Sheriff's Office at 503-723. -4949).
