Gerald E. Stomps, 60, 2-2-09 (Wife Charged In Death/Remains Found) Gresham, OR

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http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_020609_news_sandy_missing_man.27658a4d.html

Husband still missing after wife survives attack near Sandy River

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06:17 PM PST on Friday, February 6, 2009

By DAVID KROUGH, kgw.com Staff

GRESHAM, Ore. -- Deputies were looking for a missing man in the woods near the Sandy River after his wife was seriously hurt in a mysterious confrontation on a fishing trip Monday.

Deputies from Multnomah and Clackamas Counties said they considered 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps missing and endangered, as well as a person of interest in the case, as they searched an area around the Sandy River.

Multnomah County

Monday morning, the Corbett couple was on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men near Oxbow Park, deputies said.

At some point, a gun was pulled and Stomps’ wife was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail about 20 feet to the ground below. She crawled back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

She was recovering fro surgery Friday.

Investigators released few details in the case. Stomps was described as a white male, about 6 feet tall, weighing 200 lbs. with blue eyes and short gray hair. He was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and camo jacket.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/corbett_man_remains_missing_af.html

Corbett man remains missing after fishing trip gone bad

by The Oregonian
Saturday February 07, 2009, 9:49 AM

Searcher and rescue workers resumed the hunt Saturday morning for Gerald Stomps, 60, Corbett, whose wife was injured after getting shoved or thrown off a bridge in an altercation Friday morning near the Sandy River.

Crews with dog teams searched the area where Gordon Creek flows into the Sandy until about midnight Friday with no success, said Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff Paul McRedmond.

The search began late Friday morning after Stomps' wife, Lynn Stomps, was found injured in the area, which is across the Sandy River from Oxbow Park.

Lynn Stomps, 55, managed to hail a passing motorist after someone forced her off the narrow bridge over Gordon Creek in the early morning hours Friday. She had accompanied her husband to the site, who was meeting one or two other men to go fishing, McRedmond said.

An altercation ensued and a firearm was displayed, but there are no indications any shots were fired - Lynn Stomps does not have gunshot wounds, McRedmond said.

Lynn Stomps was listed in stable condition Saturday in Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. She fell about 19 feet off the bridge but landed on soft earth, narrowly missing rocks and the river itself, McRedmond said, which limited her injuries.It took her two hours to scramble back up the embankment.

Gerald Stomps is considered both missing and endangered and a person of interest, McRedmond said. He was wearing waders and a camouflage shirt.
Search and rescue crews from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office as well as the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office are conducting searches of the Sandy River and banks.

Officials are asking anyone who may have been on the Sandy river or in the area of Southeast Gordon Creek Road between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to call 503-251-2420 if they have any information about this incident.

The acquaintances who met the Stomps were driving a newer bronze-color Chevrolet or GM four-door pickup, sheriff's office officials said.

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http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9806277

Husband of assaulted Ore. woman remains missing

Associated Press - February 7, 2009 4:15 PM ET

Corrected Version

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say they are searching for a man who went missing after his wife was assaulted and suffered serious injuries.

According to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps of Corbett was near the Sandy River Friday with his wife, Lynn. The couple had met at least one man near the river to go fishing.

During the meeting, Lynn Stomps was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail. She fell 19 feet. It took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passer-by assisted her and called 911.

Gerald E. Stomps is considered an endangered person, and a person of interest in the situation.

Authorities say Lynn Stomps is being treated at a Portland hospital, and she is in stable condition.

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http://www.katu.com/news/39290697.html

Search for missing Corbett man set to end with no sign of him

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A Corbett woman was pushed off this bridge Friday morning during an altercation that involved her husband and another person.

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Corbett man still missing after strange altercation
Story Published: Feb 8, 2009 at 4:54 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 8, 2009 at 5:09 PM PST

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. - The search for a Corbett man who disappeared three days ago was set to end at sunset Sunday with still no sign of him.

Many questions remained unanswered Sunday in this bizarre story in which no one seems to know what exactly happened.

Authorities said Gerald and Lynn Stomps met someone to go fishing between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Friday near a bridge on Southeast Gordon Creek Road, but somehow an altercation started. Someone pulled out a gun and pushed Lynn Stomps over a guardrail, causing her to fall nearly 20 feet to the ground.

Investigators said she suffered broken bones but was still able to somehow crawl up the embankment. It took her two hours to get to the point where a passerby could see her, and that person called 911.

Her husband, however, was gone, and she later told investigators she can't remember exactly what happened before she was pushed.

Her condition improved over the weekend. She was upgraded from serious to fair condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital.

The couple's son told KATU Sunday his parents are very caring and trusting people and they were meeting someone his father had recently befriended, but he declined to say more.

Meanwhile, crews spent the entire weekend searching in vain for the 60-year-old man, who was described as an avid outdoorsman last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and a camouflage jacket.

Authorities did not plan to resume the search after Sunday.

"We haven't found any of his clothing," said Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Bybee. "We really haven't found anything. That's the mystery behind this whole thing."

The couple's red Ford pickup truck was left near the bridge, and investigators are searching for what they call a "vehicle of interest" they describe as a newer bronze-colored Chevy or GMC four-door pickup truck.

If you have any information on the case, call the sheriff's office.

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This is a strange story, something doesn't sound right.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-29/123415497197840.xml&storylist=orlocal

No sign of missing Corbett man

2/8/2009, 8:42 p.m. PST
The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Search and rescue teams have "exhausted all current possibilities" in the search for a Corbett man who vanished following an altercation in which his wife plunged from a bridge near the Sandy River, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said late Sunday.

Deputy Paul McRedmond, a sheriff's office spokesman, said 60-year-old Gerald Stomps is considered missing and endangered.

The incident began Friday, when Stomps and his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, were near Oxbow Park east of Portland. Gerald Stomps was to meet one or two other men to go fishing, but an altercation occurred during which a gun was displayed.

Hazelynn Stomps, 55, fell roughly 20 feet after being pushed or thrown over a guardrail. It took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passer-by assisted her and called 911.

Despite extensive searches along the banks of the Sandy River, there has been no sign of her husband or anyone else involved in the altercation.

Hazelynn Stomps, who sustained injuries that required hospitalization, provided descriptions of two men to a forensic artist. She told authorities that one was a stranger and the other knew her husband. Stomps said the acquaintance's first name is Dave.

McRedmond said the stranger is considered a suspect in the case and Dave is a person of interest. He said Gerald Stomps should be considered a victim.

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Search Continues for Missing Corbett Man

February 8, 2009 - 10:37 PM
The ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says search and rescue teams have "exhausted all current possibilities" in the search for a Corbett man who vanished following an altercation in which his wife plunged from a bridge near the Sandy River.

Deputy Paul McRedmond says 60-year-old Gerald Stomps is missing, endangered and should be considered a victim.

The incident began Friday, when Stomps and his wife were near Oxbow Park east of Portland. Gerald Stomps was to meet one or two other men to go fishing, but an altercation occurred during which a gun was displayed.

Hazelynn Stomps fell roughly 20 feet after being pushed or thrown over a guardrail. It took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passer-by assisted her and called 911.

Despite extensive searches along the banks of the Sandy River, there has been no sign of her husband or anyone else involved in the altercation.

Hazelynn Stomps sustained injuries that required hospitalization, but provided descriptions of two men to a forensic artist. She told authorities that one was a stranger and the other knew her husband. Stomps said the acquaintance's first name is Dave. The sheriff's office says the stranger is considered a suspect and Dave is a person of interest.

http://www.ktvl.com/news/stomps_1188911___article.html/says_search.html

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Corbett man still missing after violent attack at Oxbow Park
His wife described an assault by two men who threw her off a bridge

By Tim Hohl

KPAM 860, Feb 9, 2009, Updated 57 minutes ago

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Multnoman County Sheriff's Office

Composite sketch of two men wanted in connection with the disapparance of a Corbett man. On the left is "Dave", an acquaintance of the missing man. On the right is a stranger who was also reportedly invovled in an altercation near Oxbow Park on Friday morning.



A 60-year-old man is still missing this morning, despite a search that lasted all weekend near Oxbow Park.

Gerald Stomps of Corbett vanished following a strange confrontation Friday morning.

According to Multnomah County Sheriff's office, Stomps and his wife Hazelynn, 55, were planning to go fishing with one or two acquaintances.

Deputies say there was some sort of altercation, during which a gun was displayed. At one point, Hazelynn Stomps was either thrown or pushed off a bridge over Gordon Creek near the Sandy River.

It took her two hours to crawl back up to the road where a passerby called 9-1-1. Gordon Stomps hasn't been seen since. The sheriff's office considers him a victim.

Hazelynn Stomps, who is being treated for injuries at the hospital, was able to give investigators a description of two men. One is named "Dave" and is apparently an acquaintance of Gerald Stomps. He is a white man in his 40s, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9 with a medium build. He could be driving a gold colored newer model GMC or Chevrolet pickup with an extended cab but no canopy.

The second man, a stranger to Hazelyn Stomps, is 6 feet tall with a stocky build.

Anyone with information in this case should call the sheriff's office Tip Line, 503-261-2847.

http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=123418883853399900

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Corbett man still missing, wife in hospital after mysterious altercation

Police call off extensive two-day search around Sandy River

By Shannon Wells
The Gresham Outlook, Feb 9, 2009, Updated 5.7 hours ago

A 60-year-old Corbett man remains missing, and his wife hospitalized, after the couple’s mysterious confrontation with two other men at Gordon Creek near the Sandy River on Friday morning, Feb. 6.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s officials called off an extensive search of the area, which encompasses Oxbow Regional Park, for Gerald E. Stomps on Sunday evening, Feb. 8.
Stomps vanished following a strange confrontation in which his wife, Hazelynn (“Lynn”), 55, was pushed or thrown over a guardrail and tumbled down a 20-foot embankment. She managed to claw her way back up to the road around two hours later to discover no sign of the men – one of whom she knew as “Dave” – or her husband except for his red pickup truck with keys in the ignition, said Sheriff’s Deputy Paul “Mac” McRedmond.
As of Monday evening, Feb. 9, Lynn Stomps was in fair condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, according to Kathy Gorman, Legacy spokeswoman.
Gerald and Lynn Stomps apparently planned to go fishing on Friday with one or two acquaintances. They met near milepost 2 on Southeast Gordon Creek Road, a popular access spot to the Sandy River for anglers and swimmers, around 6:30 a.m., Sheriff’s officials said. Some sort of altercation ensued, during which a gun was displayed.
At one point, Lynn Stomps was either thrown or pushed off a bridge over Gordon Creek. It took her two hours to crawl back up to the road, where a passerby came to her assistance and called 9-1-1. Gerald Stomps hasn't been seen since the altercation. A white male with blue eyes and short grey hair, Stomps weighs approximately 200 pounds and was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and a camouflage jacket. Sheriff's investigators consider him a victim, McRedmond said.
Lynn Stomps described the two men to investigators. “Dave,” whose last name was not known or released, is an apparent acquaintance of Gerald Stomps, described as a white male in his 40s, approximately 5-feet, 9-inches tall with a medium build. He could be driving a newer model gold GMC or Chevrolet pickup with an extended cab but no canopy.
The second man, a stranger to Lynn Stomps, was described as 6 feet tall with a stocky build. Beyond those descriptions, detectives are releasing no additional information regarding the incident, McRedmond said.
“Officially, we don’t know the connection between the two groups,” he said, referring to the Stomps and the other two men. “We don’t know what their connection is or why they decided to meet.”
McRedmond indicated, however, that Lynn Stomps portrayed herself as a victim of the two strangers, rather than her husband, who, he added, has no previous arrest record.
“She’s pointing the finger at ‘Dave’ and the stranger,” he said, adding she had cooperated with detectives.
The weekend-long search for Gerald Stomps was called off after detectives “exhausted all possibilities,” McRedmond said. “They searched the entirety of Oxbow Park, miles of river into Clackamas County, multiple times going over and over the same ground. There was no sign of him in that area.”
He added that the search dogs would’ve been able to detect Stomps if he was injured, even if he had fallen into the Sandy River.
“The dogs would’ve gone right to the spot,” he said. “There was no indication he went into the river.”
There is no evidence to back up reports that Stomps met the men to consummate a fishing boat sale brokered on the craigslist Web site.
“That’s something that’s been bandied about,” McRedmond said, adding that Stomps’ “boat is at his residence.”
The case, he admits, leaves a “lot of mystery. But we will find out. We almost always find out.”
Anyone with information in this case should call the Sheriff's office Tip Line at 503-261-2847.

http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=123424135671379600

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Wife Charged In Missing Husband's Death
Hazelynn Stomps Arrested Thursday

POSTED: 9:58 pm PST February 12, 2009
UPDATED: 10:09 pm PST February 12, 2009

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. -- Multnomah County sheriff’s detectives said they have arrested a woman and charged her with killing her husband.

Hazelynn Stomps also has been charged with filing a false police report after her arrest on Thursday, police said.

On Feb. 6, police said Hazelynn Stomps reported that she had been assaulted at the Gordon Creek Bridge, investigators said. She said she saw her husband, Gerald Stomps, being chased toward the Sandy River by a second person, whom she only knew by a first name.

Authorities said she was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police entered Gerald Stomps into a national database as a missing person. However, the investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps’ statements.

Detectives said they also found evidence at the couple’s residence that implicated her.

Anyone with more information on the case is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 503-261-2847.

http://www.kptv.com/news/18705700/detail.html

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Corbett woman arrested in husband's disappearance
by Michael Russell, The Oregonian
Thursday February 12, 2009, 10:57 PM

A Corbett woman who told police her husband was missing and she was assaulted by two unidentified men was arrested late today on suspicion of murder, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said.

"She's still at the hospital and will remain so for the time being," said Deputy Paul McRedmond, a sheriff's spokesman. "But she is in police custody and police officers are sitting with her around the clock."

Deputies first became involved about midday Friday after Hazelynn Stomps, 55, was found injured near a bridge over Gordon Creek, McRedmond said.

She said she had accompanied her husband, Gerald Stomps, 60, to the bridge, where he was supposed to meet with one or two men about a boat sale, then go fishing.

She said an altercation ensued, and a firearm was displayed. She reported being thrown about 19 feet off the bridge and spending two hours crawling back to the road.

Deputies entered Gerald Stomps into a national database of missing persons. But after several days of searching with dogs and dozens of officers tracking along the Sandy River, investigators were unable to find a trace.

Officers found inconsistencies in Stomps' story, McRedmond said, but he would not go into detail.

Those inconsistencies led detectives to search the couple's house, where they found evidence that implicated Stomps in her husband's disappearance, he said. He would not say whether they found Gerald Stomps' body.

She faces accusations of murder, abuse of a corpse and filing a false police report.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at 503-261-2847.

-- Michael Russell;
michaelrussell@news.oregonian.com

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2009/02/corbett_woman_arrested_in_husb.html

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Wife of missing man arrested

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Story Published: Feb 12, 2009 at 9:59 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 12, 2009 at 11:30 PM PST


PORTLAND, Ore. - The story surrounding the bizarre disappearance of a Corbett man took another turn Thursday evening as police announced the arrest of the man's wife on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.

Gerald E. Stomps, 60, has been missing since last week after his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, was found injured near the Sandy River.

Stomps told police she and her husband had met a man at the Gordon Creek Bridge to go fishing and during the meeting was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail. She said it took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passerby assisted her and called 911. She said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by the man, known only to her by first name.

Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Team said their investigation revealed inconsistencies in her statements and that evidence was found at the couple's home that led to her arrest.

While police did not release information that Gerald E. Stomps had been found, they did charge his wife with abuse of a corpse, murder and filing a false police report.

Anyone with further information about the case is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (503) 261-2847.

http://www.katu.com/news/local/39540097.html

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Corbett woman arrested in husband's death

Associated Press - February 13, 2009 1:15 AM ET

CORBETT, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman who told authorities she was knocked off a bridge during an altercation that preceded her husband's disappearance has been accused of the man's murder.

Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Paul McRedmond said late Thursday that Hazelynn Stomps was arrested after the investigation revealed inconsistencies in her story and evidence at the Corbett home she shared with her missing husband, 60-year-old Gerald Stomps.

Hazelynn Stomps reported that she was with her husband last week when he was to meet one or two other men to go fishing. She said an altercation occurred with two men during which a gun was displayed and she plunged from the bridge into a creek.

Stomps said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by 1 of the men.

Besides murder, Stomps has been charged with filing a false police report.

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9839225&nav=menu578_1

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No body has been reported being found yet.


So very sad. :1222423::1222423::1222423:

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Wife of missing man arrested

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Story Published: Feb 12, 2009 at 9:59 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 12, 2009 at 11:30 PM PST


PORTLAND, Ore. - The story surrounding the bizarre disappearance of a Corbett man took another turn Thursday evening as police announced the arrest of the man's wife on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.

Gerald E. Stomps, 60, has been missing since last week after his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, was found injured near the Sandy River.

Stomps told police she and her husband had met a man at the Gordon Creek Bridge to go fishing and during the meeting was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail. She said it took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passerby assisted her and called 911. She said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by the man, known only to her by first name.

Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Team said their investigation revealed inconsistencies in her statements and that evidence was found at the couple's home that led to her arrest.

While police did not release information that Gerald E. Stomps had been found, they did charge his wife with abuse of a corpse, murder and filing a false police report.

Anyone with further information about the case is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (503) 261-2847.

http://www.katu.com/news/local/39540097.html

Now I think I've heard it all. Unbelievable.

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http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=123457096042413100

Corbett-area residents stunned by news of Stomps family

Wife described as gentle as her husband was outspoken

Feb 13, 2009, Updated 13 minutes ago

He nurtured Christmas trees, fixed tractors, hunted and fished. She is described as a “pleasant, happy lady” who made daily rounds to the local markets.

Now, no one in the Corbett-Springdale area knows what to think.

Residents of the tight-knit, pastoral community atop the Columbia River Gorge are shocked, befuddled and numbed upon learning that Hazelynn Stomps, 55, is the sole suspect in the alleged murder of her husband, Gerald E. Stomps, 60, who was reported missing Friday morning, Feb. 6.

Detectives said inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps’ story about an attack last week by two men near the Gordon Creek Bridge at the Sandy River — and evidence found at the Stomps’ Haines Road residence — led them to arrest her at about 7 p.m. at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

“It seems totally unreal to me that that would’ve happened,” said Susan Leigh, owner of Corbett Market on Historic Columbia River Highway, where Hazelynn Stomps stopped by almost every day. “She was such a nice, sweet lady — a very meek person.”

Leigh wasn’t at the store on Thursday, Feb. 12, the last time Mrs. Stomps came by the market, but was told it was business as usual.

“I know she was in here the day before the accident,” she said. “My son waited on her. Nothing was any different from any other day.”

The very next day launched a strange, speculative week in which law enforcement, residents and family friends tried to make sense of Stomps’ bizarre report of a morning fishing jaunt gone awry. She claimed she was thrown off a bridge amidst a scuffle that broke out soon after she and her husband met a man named “Dave” and another unnamed male at Gordon Creek around 6:30 a.m. Friday. After a passerby reportedly helped her to safety, she was hospitalized for days while crews took on a massive search for her husband along the Sandy River.

Too many inconsistencies in Stomps’ report — and the discovery of human remains on the Stomps’ Larch Mountain property — led investigators to arrest Hazelynn on allegations of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and filing a false police report. Gerald Stomps is still considered a missing person as sheriff’s officials await positive identification of the body parts.

Leroy Smith, a regular customer of Corbett Country Market, said all along he doubted the Gordon Creek assault story.

“I never did believe it,” he said. “There were just too many things that didn’t add up.”

That doesn’t mean he took the latest grisly wrinkle in the case in stride.

“I was surprised,” he said, noting he saw Mrs. Stomps in the store about a month ago. “I never suspected what apparently” transpired.

Smith described “Gerry” Stomps as a highly opinionated community “character” who sold Christmas trees at his property, worked on neighbors’ tractors and made a crude but memorable hunting videotape.

“It wasn’t very professional,” Smith said of the creation. “(Stomps) was real political … He was a little bit different.”

Phil DuFresne, owner of Big Bear’s Country Market, an unofficial community gathering place in Springdale, said the Stomps family patronized his store for three decades. He described feeling “confused” as the mysterious case unfolded Thursday night as a possible domestic slaying.

“There’s always talk — all kinds of stories going on in the neighborhood,” he said. “This wasn’t one of them. The big word is why, why.”

DuFresne knew Stomps as a non-drinking, avid-hunting, “God-fearing man in his own way” who regularly attended Corbett Christian Church and knew the Larch Mountain area “like the back of his hand.”

Stomps also had strong opinions, most of which he was not afraid to share with anyone in earshot.

“He had his own political views,” DuFresne said. “He didn’t care for the government. If he had an audience, he’d preach to ’em. Was he a threat to anybody? Just with his mouth.”

By contrast, he described Hazelynn, who stopped by the market frequently for coffee and snacks, as a “pleasant, happy lady with an easy disposition.”

“She was mild, he was radical,” he said.

“The community is really shocked since it all happened. We’re all family out here.”

Stomps’ alleged murder is not the first time the family has met with tragedy. In January 1986, Stomps’ brother, Mark, was shot to death by Gresham Police officers in a city neighborhood. Police apparently thought the 27-year-old, who suffered from depression, drug and alcohol problems and a troubled marriage, was armed when he was felled with seven bullets. No weapon was found, and a grand jury cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.

A civil case was later dropped.

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From above link, "Too many inconsistencies in Stomps’ report — and the discovery of human remains on the Stomps’ Larch Mountain property — led investigators to arrest Hazelynn on allegations of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and filing a false police report. Gerald Stomps is still considered a missing person as sheriff’s officials await positive identification of the body parts."

Body parts?

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http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/stories/ktvbn-feb1309-missing_man.1189b627.html

Hospitalized woman accused of murdering her husband

04:07 PM MST on Friday, February 13, 2009

Wife charged in husband's murder

GRESHAM, Ore. -- A woman who claimed she was brutally attacked by two strangers has now been charged with murdering her husband and police said they found human remains at the couple's property in Corbett.

Thursday night Hazelynn Stomps was charged with aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report from her hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Investigators also told KGW on Friday that they found human remains at the couple's home but they have not elaborated on the possible cause of death or exact location where the remains were found. Investigators were seen searching the rural property with flashlights on Friday morning.

Hazelynn's husband, 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th when Hazelynn reported to police the two were beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.

Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond, could not release much information about what led to the arrest except to say "this investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps." The investigation was continuing.

Gerald "Gerry" Stomps disappeared the same day that his wife said she was attacked during a mysterious confrontation while the two were fishing last Friday, sheriff's deputies said.

Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Stomps was described as a white male, about 6' tall, weighing 200 pounds with blue eyes and short gray hair. He was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and camo jacket.

On Sunday, deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.

Two men suspected in an attack on Lynn Stomps and the disappearance of her husband, Gerald, near Sandy River. The suspect on the left may be named "Dave."

Hazelynn Stomps told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. The second suspect could not be named by Stomps but may be about 6' tall with a "stocky build," she said.

Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.

At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below. She said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

She was moved out of the intensive care unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Saturday and had been listed in stable condition. On Friday, deputies were seen guarding the door to her hospital room in 24-hour surveillance.

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So I wonder did she go out to that bridge and jump off of it to commit suicide or did she do it to make up her story? Or when the suicide attempt didn't work then she made up the story? Weird.

[Roamer]

I agree it's a very strange story, Anna.

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I agree it's a very strange story, Anna.

They have found what they believe to be his body, in parts, on their property I believe. Just waiting for the body to be ID.

[sarahhod]

Remains found at home of missing man


Saturday, February 14, 2009

CORBETT (AP) — Investigators say they’ve found human remains on the 14-acre rural property of a woman accused of killing her husband.

Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies arrested Hazelynn Stomps on Thursday, saying they found inconsistencies in her story and evidence at the home she shared with 60-year-old Gerald Stomps.

On Friday, deputies said they found remains during a search of the property on Thursday. Investigators say there is a Christmas tree farm on the heavily wooded property just east of Portland, near Corbett.

Deputy Joe Graziano declined to give any details about the identity of the remains, their condition or exactly where they were found. He says investigators continued to search the property on Friday.

On Feb. 6, Hazelynn Stomps told authorities she was knocked off a bridge during an altercation that preceded her husband’s disappearance.

Stomps said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by one of two men she was to meet to go fishing. She supplied investigators with descriptions of them.

Graziano says investigators now believe all or part of her statement was false.

She is accused of murder, making a false report and abuse of a corpse.

Deputy Paul McRedmond said Friday that Stomps remained in the hospital but was in police custody.

http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/02/14/news/doc499690985aee0077588992.txt

[grammybears]

This is a bizaare case. I hope LE can figure all of this out.

[Nut44x4]

She probably chopped him up in the bathtub to make it easier to dispose of him. I bet she is shakin' in her booties now.
Poor guy...

[Faith]

Prosecutor says Corbett woman staged husband's death

04:25 PM PST on Saturday, February 14, 2009

By kgw.com Staff

CORBETT, Ore. -- New details are emerging in the bizarre case of a Corbett woman charged with killing her husband.

The prosecutor in the case tells the Portland Tribune newspaper, the murder of Gerald Stomps may have happened as early as January 30th. That is well before the 55-year old woman allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.

Thursday night Hazelynn Stomps was charged with aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report from her hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

She was transferred to the jail Friday.

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/newslink/thumbnail/www.kgw.com/097/021309_corbettmurderNewWMV_15_2594-t240.jpg
Video-Wife charged in husband's murder (http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021309_news_sandy_missing_man.105d6595.html)

Investigators also told KGW on Friday that they found human remains at the couple's property, but they have not elaborated on the possible cause of death or exact location where the remains were found.

Criminal psychologist Dr. frank Colistro is not involved in the case. Those accused are innocent until proven guilty. But, he said, typically, suspects who plan, stage and then execute a murder have a predatory mindset. “"This is a cold, calculated, unemotional means to an end kind of a thing. It tells us, in these kinds of cases that the perpetrator has really shut off the conscience and is just thinking about themselves and has objectified the victim as just something that needs to be gotten rid of,” explains Colistro.

Hazelynn's husband, 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th when Hazelynn reported to police the two were beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.

Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond, could not release much information about what led to the arrest except to say "this investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps." The investigation was continuing.

Gerald "Gerry" Stomps disappeared the same day that his wife said she was attacked during a mysterious confrontation while the two were fishing last Friday, sheriff's deputies said.

Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Stomps was described as a white male, about 6' tall, weighing 200 pounds with blue eyes and short gray hair. He was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and camo jacket.

On Sunday, deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.

Hazelynn Stomps told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. The second suspect could not be named by Stomps but may be about 6' tall with a "stocky build," she said.

Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/M_IMAGE.11f5fb26346.93.88.fa.d0.126c0070.jpg

At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below. She said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

She was moved out of the intensive care unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Saturday and had been listed in stable condition. On Friday, deputies were seen guarding the door to her hospital room in 24-hour surveillance.

Wife arrested in husband's murder (http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331821)
Raw: Search for murder evidence (http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331966)



http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021309_news_sandy_missing_man.105d6595.html

[Faith]

She probably chopped him up in the bathtub to make it easier to dispose of him. I bet she is shakin' in her booties now.
Poor guy...

In the video I just posted above it shows investigators digging thru what looks like something burned.

another video here showing them sifting thru what looks like a burn pile.

http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331966

http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331966&shu=1

[Faith]

Deputies Conclude Murder Investigation at Stomps Residence
Salem-News.com

2/14/09

Human remains been found on the property have not yet been positively identified.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Multnomah County Sheriff's Office detectives, in cooperation with investigators from the East Multnomah County Major Crimes Team and the Oregon State Police Forensics Unit concluded on-site investigations at the residence of Hazelynn Stomps tonight at 7:45 p.m.

Members of the Stomps family are currently free to return to the residence, according to Deputy Joe Graziano with the Multnomah Sheriff's Office.

Earlier this evening Hazelynn was transferred to the Multnomah County Detention Center for booking.

Her arraignmnent is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17th at 2:00 p.m.

Human remains have been found on the property but they have not yet been positively identified.

The investigation is still ongoing.

When an identification has been made or if there are significant changes in the course of the investigation, that information will be posted on an updated news release.

http://www.salem-news.com/articles/february142009/stomps_folo_2-13-09.php

[sarahhod]

Prosecutor says Corbett woman staged husband's death

11:45 AM PST on Sunday, February 15, 2009

By kgw.com Staff CORBETT, Ore. -- New details are emerging in the bizarre case of a Corbett woman charged with killing her husband.

http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/M_IMAGE.11f5fb26346.93.88.fa.d0.126c0070.jpg Multnomah County

The prosecutor in the case tells the Portland Tribune newspaper, the murder of Gerald Stomps may have happened as early as January 30, well before 55-year-old Hazelynn Stomps allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.
Thursday night Hazelynn Stomps was charged with aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report from her hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
She was transferred to the jail Friday.
Investigators also said they found human remains at the couple's property, but they have not elaborated on the possible cause of death or exact location where the remains were found.
Criminal psychologist Dr. frank Colistro is not involved in the case. Those accused are innocent until proven guilty. But, he said, typically, suspects who plan, stage and then execute a murder have a predatory mindset. “
"This is a cold, calculated, unemotional means to an end kind of a thing. It tells us, in these kinds of cases that the perpetrator has really shut off the conscience and is just thinking about themselves and has objectified the victim as just something that needs to be gotten rid of,” said Colistro.
Hazelynn's husband, 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps, had not been seen or heard from since Friday, Feb. 6, when Hazelynn reported to police the two were beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.
Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond, could not release much information about what led to the arrest except to say "this investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps." The investigation was continuing.
Gerald "Gerry" Stomps disappeared the same day that his wife said she was attacked during a mysterious confrontation while the two were fishing last Friday, sheriff's deputies said.
Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Stomps was described as a white male, about 6' tall, weighing 200 pounds with blue eyes and short gray hair. He was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and camo jacket.
On Sunday, deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.
Hazelynn Stomps told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. The second suspect could not be named by Stomps but may be about 6' tall with a "stocky build," she said.
Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.
At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below. She said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.
She was moved out of the intensive care unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Saturday and had been listed in stable condition. On Friday, deputies were seen guarding the door to her hospital room in 24-hour surveillance.



http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/NW_021509ORN-sandy-missing-man-SW.1bbf5501.html

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http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_021609ORN-corbett-husband-murdered-LJ.20243093.html

Prosecutor: Husband was likely murdered weeks ago

01:49 PM PST on Monday, February 16, 2009

CORBETT, Ore. -- New details are emerging in the bizarre case of a Corbett woman charged with killing her husband.

The prosecutor in the case tells the Portland Tribune newspaper, the murder of Gerald Stomps may have happened as early as January 30th. That is well before the 55-year old woman allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.

Thursday night Hazelynn Stomps was charged with aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report from her hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

She was transferred to the jail Friday.

Investigators also told KGW on Friday that they found human remains at the couple's property, but they have not elaborated on the possible cause of death or exact location where the remains were found.

Criminal psychologist Dr. frank Colistro is not involved in the case. Those accused are innocent until proven guilty. But, he said, typically, suspects who plan, stage and then execute a murder have a predatory mindset. “"This is a cold, calculated, unemotional means to an end kind of a thing. It tells us, in these kinds of cases that the perpetrator has really shut off the conscience and is just thinking about themselves and has objectified the victim as just something that needs to be gotten rid of,” explains Colistro.

Hazelynn's husband, 60-year-old Gerald E. Stomps had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th when Hazelynn reported to police the two were beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.

Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond, could not release much information about what led to the arrest except to say "this investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps." The investigation was continuing.

Gerald "Gerry" Stomps disappeared the same day that his wife said she was attacked during a mysterious confrontation while the two were fishing last Friday, sheriff's deputies said.

Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Stomps was described as a white male, about 6' tall, weighing 200 pounds with blue eyes and short gray hair. He was last seen wearing fishing waders, a red sweatshirt and camo jacket.

On Sunday, deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.

Hazelynn Stomps told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. The second suspect could not be named by Stomps but may be about 6' tall with a "stocky build," she said.

Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.

At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below. She said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

She was moved out of the intensive care unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Saturday and had been listed in stable condition. On Friday, deputies were seen guarding the door to her hospital room in 24-hour surveilance.

[sarahhod]

Hazelynn Stomps to be arraigned in husband's death

by Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian Monday February 16, 2009, 4:54 PM


http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/02/small_hazelynn.jpgMultnomah County Sheriff's OfficeHazelynn Stomps


Additional details on aggravated murder charges against Hazelynn Stomps are expected to come to light during the 55-year-old woman's arraignment in Multnomah County Circuit Court Tuesday.
Stomps is accused of killing her 60-year-old husband, Gerald Stomps, cutting up his corpse and either burning it or burying it on the 14-acre tree farm they shared in the 44500 block of East Haines Road, officials said.
Deputy Paul McRedmond, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, said positive identification of the remains could come as early as this week, either by DNA or other forensic methods. Human remains found on the couple's property were taken to the state medical examiner's office in Clackamas for testing.
Stomps told police her husband went missing on Feb. 6 when the couple was assaulted by two unidentified men. She was found injured near a bridge over Gordon Creek.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/02/small_gerald.jpgMultnomah County Sheriff's OfficeGerald Stomps

Stomps said she had accompanied her husband to the bridge, where he was supposed to meet with one or two men about a boat sale, then go fishing.
She said an altercation ensued and a firearm was displayed. She reported being thrown about 19 feet off the bridge and spending two hours crawling back to the road.
Then she helped deputies prepare sketches of her alleged assailants, including a mustached man drawn without eyes, nose or mouth, claiming she was too traumatized to recall all his features.
In addition to the aggravated murder accusation, Stomps is being held without bail at the Justice Center Jail on accusations murder, abuse of corpse and filing a false police report.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/hazelynn_stomps_to_be_arraigne.html

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http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=123492533903227000

Stomps pleads not guilty

Deputy DA: Remains could be identified by week’s end

The Gresham Outlook, Feb 17, 2009, Updated 2.5 hours ago

Hazelynn Stomps entered a not-guilty plea on charges of first-degree murder at her arraignment before a packed Multnomah County Circuit courtroom in downtown Portland on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17.

Finding probable cause in the alleged murder of her husband, Gerald E. Stomps, 60, who has been known to be missing since Feb. 6, Judge Pro Tem Christopher Larsen ordered Hazelynn Stomps, who turns 56 on Saturday, held without bail in the Multnomah County Detention Center.

The Larch Mountain-area resident was barely visible to courtroom onlookers as she was taken in a wheelchair to a transparent security enclosure, from which she never emerged during the brief proceeding. Her attorney, Amy Elkanich of Portland, entered Stomps’ plea to Judge Larsen, who set a another court date on Monday, Feb. 23, after the grand jury has met.

“This is certainly a tragedy,” Elkanich said immediately after the proceeding. “Other than that I have no comment and ask that (members of the news media) respect the family’s privacy.”

Stomps, a Larch Mountain resident, has been jailed since Friday afternoon, Feb. 13, the day after she was arrested at Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center where she was being treated for orthopedic injuries, according to Multnomah County Sheriff’s officials. She claimed she was thrown from a bridge into Gordon Creek during an altercation involving her husband and two acquaintances the couple met ostensibly to go fishing Thursday morning, Feb. 6.

An exhaustive search of the Sandy River area for Stomps eventually led to the couple’s 14-acre property near Larch Mountain, where investigators found human remains. The discovery, coupled with inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps’ story and descriptions, led to her arrest, investigators said.

In addition to murder, Hazelynn Stomps faces charges of abuse of a corpse and filing a false police report. The crimes may have taken place as early as Jan. 30, said Kirsten Snowden, Multnomah County deputy district attorney.

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul McRedmond said investigators came across burn piles and barrels as they scoured the Stomps property, but was unable to elaborate on what exactly was found where. The body parts found on the property have yet to be identified.

Officials hope for an identification by week’s end, Snowden said.

William Hooker, who identified himself as Hazelynn Stomps’ nephew, said he believes in her innocence in this case.

“She practially raised me,” he said of his aunt outside the county Justice Center. “She’s never told me a lie. I believe she’s innocent. I’m not at liberty to say anything else.”

[sarahhod]

Ore. woman pleads not guilty in husband's death

08:49 AM PST on Wednesday, February 18, 2009

By KGW.com Staff CORBETT, Ore. -- Slumped in a wheelchair, barely visible behind bullet-proof glass, Hazelynn Stomps made her first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon, pleading not guilty in her husband's death.
The Corbett woman is accused of murdering her husband and then devising an unusual tale to stage his disappearance.
Nearly a dozen family members were on hand at the courthouse, and they expressed disbelief that Stomps could be guilty of killing her husband.
"She raised not only her own children, she raised us as children, and she couldn't have done this," said Stomp's sister, Marvi Franz.
Tim Elmore, Stomp's nephew, admitted "it's a little overwhelming" but also said "I support her in every way."
Stomps likely murdered weeks ago
Court documents revealed that Gerald's Stomp's body was dismembered and mutilated.
Investigators found Stomps' remains at the couple's property.
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/M_IMAGE.11f5fb26346.93.88.fa.d0.126c0070.jpg Multnomah County

Court documents also indicate that Stomps was killed some time between January 30 and February 6, well before Hazelynn Stomps allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.
Last Thursday night, Hazelynn was charged with aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report from her hospital bed at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
She was transferred to the jail Friday.
Disappearance story a cover, police say
Gerald Stomps had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th. That was the day Hazelynn reported to police that she and her husband had been beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.
Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.
Hazelynn Stomps had told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. Stomps said the second person was about 6' tall with a "stocky build."
At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below.
'Inconsistencies' in story cause suspicion
Stomps said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.
Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.
Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond said the investigation "revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps."
A 'calculated' crime, expert says
Dr. Frank Colistro, although not involved in this case, is a criminal psychologist. he told KGW that, typically, suspects who plan, stage and then execute a murder have a predatory mindset.
"This is a cold, calculated, unemotional means to an end kind of a thing. It tells us, in these kinds of cases that the perpetrator has really shut off the conscience and is just thinking about themselves and has objectified the victim as just something that needs to be gotten rid of,” explains Colistro.



http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_021809ORN-sandy-missing-man-LJ.2a8e7722.html

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http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/18/breaking_news/doc499c50a1cba26257463357.txt

Oregon woman pleads not guilty in husband's death

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:11 PM PST
By The Associated Press

CORBETT, Ore. — A Corbett woman accused of dismembering and mutilating her husband’s body after killing him has pleaded not guilty in his death.

Hazelynn Stomps appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday, more than a week after she reported her 60-year-old husband, Gerald Stomps, was missing following an attack by two men near a bridge over Gordon Creek.

Stomps said she was thrown off the bridge and last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by one of the men.

Investigators found human remains at the couple’s 14-acre tree farm that are awaiting positive identification at the state medical examiner’s office.

Hazelynn Stomps is charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report.

[Faith]

Sister sticks up for murder suspect Stomps
The Oregon woman accused of dismembering her spouse is 'upstanding'

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
ANNE SAKER and STUART TOMLINSON
The Oregonian Staff

She was the big sister, the one who took care of everyone. So even the accusation that Hazelynn Stomps committed murder baffles her baby sister, who said Tuesday that Stomps "doesn't have a mean bone in her body."

"She's never been in trouble. She's always been upstanding. You could go to the bank on her word," Marvi Franz said hours after joining family members in Multnomah County Circuit Court to witness Stomps plead not guilty to charges of killing and dismembering her husband.

Franz, 50, said that she expects to get a scolding from relatives for speaking publicly, "but I feel that somebody needs to tell about Lynn. I don't believe she had a cold enough heart to do this."

Prosecutors say Stomps, 55, killed her 60-year-old husband, Gerald, between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, then dismembered his corpse on the couple's 14-acre tree farm in Corbett.

On Feb. 6, Hazelynn Stomps told police her husband went missing when two men assaulted the couple near a bridge over Gordon Creek. She said she had been tossed off the bridge that morning and spent two hours crawling back to the road to find that her husband had disappeared.

Franz said her family of five sisters and one brother grew up near Gresham with alcoholic parents. Lynn, the oldest, "went out to work at 14 in a beauty salon so we could have food on the table."

Franz said her sister married Gerald Stomps at 17 or 18 and the couple had been married -- happily, it appeared to Franz -- for more than 30 years. Gerald Stomps "was a good man. He was a good brother-in-law," she said.

Franz also pointed out that Gerald Stomps was 6-foot-2 and her sister is 5 feet tall and weighs 125 pounds. In court Tuesday, Deputy District Attorney Kirsten Snowden was asked about the differences in size between the two, responding, "Well, no one said she used her hands."

Franz said she last spoke with her sister two or three days after the Feb. 6 incident, while Stomps was in the hospital: "She told me that two guys came out of the bushes with a gun, and Gerry said, 'Run, Lynn!' "

On Tuesday, Stomps came into the Justice Center courtroom in a wheelchair, her head barely visible in the glass enclosure of the defendants' box. Defense lawyer Amy Elkanich entered the plea during the brief court appearance.

In addition to murder, Stomps is charged with first-degree abuse of a corpse and initiating a false report. Snowden said the search-warrant and probable-cause affidavits in the case, which would offer details of the investigation, are sealed at least until next week.

Human remains found on the couple's property were taken to the state medical examiner's office in Clackamas for testing and positive identification, Snowden said.

Stomps' next court appearance is Feb. 23.

Anne Saker: 503-294-7656; annesaker@news.oregonian.com Stuart Tomlinson: 503-221-8313; stuarttomlinson@ news.oregonian.com

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/123492938325370.xml&coll=7

[Faith]

Corbett woman pleads not guilty in husband's death

Associated Press - February 18, 2009 3:05 PM ET

Corrected Version

CORBETT, Ore. (AP) - A Corbett woman accused of dismembering and mutilating her husband's body after killing him has pleaded not guilty in his death.

Hazelynn Stomps appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday, more than a week after she reported her 60-year-old husband, Gerald Stomps, was missing following an attack by two men near a bridge over Gordon Creek.

Stomps said she was thrown off the bridge and last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by 1 of the men.

Investigators found human remains at the couple's 14-acre tree farm that are awaiting positive identification at the state medical examiner's office.

Hazelynn Stomps is charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and filing a false police report.

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9865125

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Grand jury will meet again Monday in Stomps case
by Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian
Friday February 20, 2009, 3:17 PM

A grand jury will convene for a second day on Monday to hear details of the criminal charges against a 56-year-old Corbett woman accused of killing her husband and dismembering his corpse.

Prosecutor Kirsten Snowden of the Multnomah County District Attorney's office said the grand jury met today, and will hear more about the case Monday before it reaches a decision on whether to indict Stomps.

Prosecutors say Stomps killed her 60-year-old husband, Gerald, between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, then dismembered his corpse on the couple's 14-acre tree farm near Corbett.

On Feb. 6, Hazelynn Stomps told police her husband went missing when two men assaulted the couple near a bridge over Gordon Creek. She said she had been tossed off the bridge that morning during the altercation and spent two hours crawling back to the road to find that her husband had disappeared.

Stomps made her first court appearance Tuesday during an arraignment on murder, first degree abuse of a corpse and filing a false police report.

Snowden said the search-warrant and probable-cause affidavits in the case, which would offer details of the investigation, are sealed at least until next week.

Stomps is being held without bail at the Justice Center Jail and is expected to make her next court appearance at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/grand_jury_will_meet_again_mon.html

[Faith]

Corbett woman indicted in husband's murder

07:33 AM PST on Tuesday, February 24, 2009

By kgw.com and AP Staff

Grand jury indicts Hazelynn Stomps



Stomps indicted by grand jury (http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=335337)
Wife arrested in husband's murder (http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331821)
Raw: Search for murder evidence (http://www.kgw.com/video/index.html?nvid=331966)



PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Multnomah County grand jury has indicted the Corbett woman accused of killing her husband and dismembering his corpse on their rural farm.

The grand jury indicted 56-year-old Hazelynn Stomps on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse and initiating a false police report. She will be arraigned Wednesday.

Slumped in a wheelchair and barely visible behind bullet-proof glass, Hazelynn pleaded not guilty in court back on February 17th.

Nearly a dozen family members were on hand at the courthouse, and they expressed disbelief that Stomps could be guilty of killing her husband.

"She raised not only her own children, she raised us as children, and she couldn't have done this," said Stomp's sister, Marvi Franz.

Tim Elmore, Stomp's nephew, admitted "it's a little overwhelming" but also said "I support her in every way."

Stomps likely murdered weeks ago

Court documents revealed that Gerald's Stomp's body was dismembered and mutilated.

Investigators found Stomps' remains at the couple's property.

Court documents also indicate that Stomps was killed some time between January 30 and February 6, well before Hazelynn Stomps allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.

Disappearance story a cover, police say

Gerald Stomps had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th. That was the day Hazelynn reported to police that she and her husband had been beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.

Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.

Hazelynn Stomps had told investigators that one of the suspects went by the name "Dave." He was described as Caucasian, in his 40s and about 5'9" tall with a medium build. Stomps said the second person was about 6' tall with a "stocky build."

At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below.

'Inconsistencies' in story cause suspicion

Stomps said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

Multnomah and Clackamas County investigators initially said they considered Gerry missing and endangered. Deputies released sketches of two people who, after interviewing Hazelynn, they thought may have played a role in the alleged attack and disappearance.

Sheriff spokesperson, Deputy Paul McRedmond said the investigation "revealed inconsistencies in Hazelynn Stomps' statements and detectives found evidence at the Stomps' residence that led to arrest of Hazelynn Stomps."

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_022409_news_corbett_murder.4931bc26.html

[annalyzer]

From above link, "Court documents revealed that Gerald's Stomp's body was dismembered and mutilated.
Investigators found Stomps' remains at the couple's property. "

So his remains have been identified?

[Nut44x4]

Multnomah Co. Sheriff's Office
News Releases
Multnomah County Grand Jury returns 'true bill' in Stomps Case - 02/23/09
Today, Feb 23d at about 5:00 pm, after two full days of testimony and deliberations, the Multnomah County Grand Jury returned a 'true bill' in the Stomps case. A true bill is the agreement that the suspect in this case, Hazelynn Stomps, be held for trial in the murder of her husband, Gerald Stomps. The indictment is awaiting final entry and signing by the District Attorney's Office and the Grand Jury. The human remains found on the Stomps property on NE Haines Road in Corbett have been examined by a forensic anthropologist and forensic ondontologist (dental remains expert) and, according to the medical examiner's office, found to be "consistent" with the identity of Gerald Stomps. Further details about the investigation, including evidentiary details, are being kept confidential at this time. Ms. Stomps is being held without bail at the Multnomah County Detention Center. Her arraignment is scheduled for this Wednesday, Feb 25, the time yet to be determined.
http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=1276

[annalyzer]

http://infoaboutoregon.com/portland-news/grand-jury-indicts-stomps-in-husband%E2%80%99s-death/

Grand jury indicts Stomps in husband’s death

Wednesday 25 February, 2009 11:04 pm

A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Hazelynn Stomps late Monday afternoon, Feb. 23, for the alleged murder of her husband, Gerald E. Stomps, 60, whose remains were tentatively identified by forensic testing.

[sarahhod]

Woman accused of killing, dismembering husband faces April 8 trial

by Megan Crepeau, The Oregonian Wednesday February 25, 2009, 5:58 PM


A Corbett woman accused of killing her husband and dismembering his body will stand trial April 8, a Multnomah County court determined Wednesday.
Prosecutors say Hazelynne Stomps killed her husband, Gerald, and then dismembered his corpse on the Stomps' tree farm near Corbett sometime between Jan. 30 and Feb 6.The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the remains found on the property were those of Gerald Stomps.
Hazelynn Stomps told police Feb. 6 that her husband went missing after two men assaulted the couple near Gordon Creek.



http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/woman_accused_of_killing_disme.html

[sarahhod]

From above link, "Court documents revealed that Gerald's Stomp's body was dismembered and mutilated.
Investigators found Stomps' remains at the couple's property. "

So his remains have been identified?

Yes anna, Gerald's remains have been found.

See above post.

[Amusedtdth]

Wow, after reading all of this I'm left wondering what went wrong. This dosen't make sense, by all accounts it appears they were happy and she is made to look "meek". Something went tragically wrong and and that caused the Mrs. to snap. I for one would really like to know.
My condolances to Mr. Stomps family and friends.
RIP Gerald ~ :1222423:

[annalyzer]

Judge defers request for Stomps bail evaluation
Trial for husband's alleged murder set for April 8

Feb 23, 2009, Updated Feb 27, 2009

Hazelynn Stomps will remain jailed without bail for the alleged murder of her husband, Gerald E. Stomps, until a trial judge reviews her case.

Judge Pro Tem Christopher Larson took no action on a request by Hazelynn Stomps' attorney, Amy Elkanich, for a pre-trial release evaluation during a brief court appearance Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25.

A trial date was set for April 8 with Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Richard C. Baldwin officiating.

Elkanich requested her client be referred to Pretrial Release Services, a Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and Department of Community Justice program aimed at balancing interests of the court, District Attorney's office and the defense when considering a pre-trial release.

A grand jury returned an indictment Monday, Feb. 23, for the 56-year-old Larch Mountain woman after two days of testimony and deliberations in the case. As with the earlier appearance, Stomps was barely visible Wednesday as she sat in a wheelchair in a room behind the Multnomah County Justice Center courtroom.

More at link ~
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=123492533903227000

[sarahhod]

Corbett wife shot husband & burned body, prosecutors say

01:01 PM PDT on Friday, May 8, 2009

By KYLE IBOSHI and TERESA BLACKMAN, kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Corbett woman accused of killing and dismembering her husband and then hiding his corpse near their rural home was in court for a hearing Friday.

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Hazelynn Stomps, 56, was brought into court in a wheelchair to hear prosecutors lay out their case against her. Previously, few details had been released in the case. But Friday in court, prosecutors shared evidence they said will prove that Stomps is guilty.
They said blood on a gun indicated that Stomps shot her husband twice at close range and then burned his body. They also referred to charred bone and tooth fragments matching Gerald Stomps' DNA that were found on their rural property in early February.
In turn, the defense attorneys argued that police don't have a body and there was no clear motive. They said the couple was happily married for 39 years.
Hazelynn pleaded not guilty to charges brought on Feb. 17 and nearly a dozen family members present at the courthouse that day expressed disbelief that Stomps could be guilty of killing her husband.
Court documents also indicate that Stomps was killed some time between January 30 and February 6, well before Hazelynn Stomps allegedly staged her husband's disappearance.

Disappearance story a cover, police say
Gerald had not been seen or heard from since Friday, February 6th. That was the day Hazelynn reported to police that she and her husband had been beaten by two men while fishing near Oxbow Park in east Multnomah County.
Hazelynn told police that she and her husband were on a fishing expedition, when some sort of fight broke out, possibly involving one or more men who walked out of the woods near Oxbow Park.
At some point, Hazelynn said a gun was pulled and she was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail on a bridge, about 20 feet to the ground below. She said it took her two hours to crawl back up to the roadway where a Good Samaritan saw her and called 9-1-1.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_050809_news_corbett_murder.74f43c1.html

[sarahhod]

Multnomah County prosecutors lay out case against Stomps in husband's death

by Aimee Green, The Oregonian Friday May 08, 2009, 10:25 PM


http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/05/large_hazel1.jpg

Aimee Green/The OregonianHazelynn Stomps (center) confers with her attorneys, Dan Engler (left) and Amy Elkanich, during a bail hearing Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Stomps is accused of killing her husband, Gerald Stomps, and burning his body at their rural Corbett property. She told police in February that he had vanished when two men attacked the couple near Oxbow Park.


Prosecutors said Friday that a 56-year-old Corbett woman shot her husband, then spent several days burning his body before calling police with a phony story about his disappearance.
Investigators found blood splatters from Gerald Stomps on a gun in the rural home he and Hazelynn Stomps shared. They also found jaw and tooth fragments that matched the 60-year-old's dental records in a burn pile there.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2009/05/small_gerald.jpg
Multnomah County sheriffGerald Stomps

"He was almost completely incinerated," said Deputy District Attorney Kirsten Snowden.
After more than five hours of testimony and arguments, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Richard Baldwin agreed with prosecutors that the evidence was "clear and convincing" enough to keep Hazelynn Stomps in jail until trial in her husband's death.
A trial date has not been scheduled.
Stomps' attorneys sought to have her freed with electronic monitoring. They contended prosecutors lacked a motive, a crime scene and DNA evidence that the remains belonged to her husband.
Stomps was charged in mid-February with murder, abuse of a corpse and initiating a false police report. Investigators estimated that Gerald Stomps died as early as Jan. 30.
Hazelynn Stomps spurred a massive search for her husband after telling police Feb. 6 that the couple had been attacked by two men after agreeing to meet one of them near Oxbow Park. One of the men purportedly answered a Craigslist ad to buy the couple's $40,000 boat.
Stomps said her husband disappeared down a path to the water and screamed at her to run. She told detectives that the other man chased her and flung her off a bridge over Gordon Creek.
She suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries. She told police that she slowly crawled back to the road and flagged down passers-by for help.
More than 180 people joined the four- to five-day search for Gerald Stomps but found no trace.
Investigators grew suspicious as they noticed inconsistencies in Stomps' story about the attack and her recounting of the previous week.
Prosecutors said the last time family or neighbors remembered seeing Gerald Stomps was Jan. 30.
Hazelynn Stomps gave investigators a list of places her husband had been or people he'd talked to in the days leading up to Feb. 6. None of that turned out to be true, said Snowden, the deputy district attorney.
"Quite simply, nobody had seen Gerald Stomps the entire week," Snowden said.
During that time, Hazelynn Stomps was pretending that life was normal, prosecutors said. She got a haircut. She baby-sat the grandkids.
When Gerald Stomps' brother called one day to talk to him, Hazelynn said that he was out talking to a neighbor. That evening, she told another family member that he was heading to feed livestock on the couple's Washington farm, prosecutors said.
Multnomah County sheriff's Detective Jay Pentheny testified that investigators scanned days of transportation video from a Columbia River bridge that Gerald Stomps would have crossed to reach the farm, but his car never appeared.
Defense attorney Amy Elkanich countered that Hazelynn Stomps was heavily sedated when detectives interviewed her.
Elkanich also argued that Gerald Stomps could have died by accident or at someone else's hands. Another possibility, she said, is that the numerous bits of spine, ribs, skull and pelvis found in the burn pile or a nearby trash can belong to someone else.
Elkanich said Gerald Stomps didn't like people coming onto his land and was well armed -- implying that the remains could be from someone he killed.
Because the remains were so charred, investigators haven't yet been able to extract DNA for identification.
Those who knew the couple, married for 39 years, described them as very happy, "as two peas in a pod," Elkanich said.
Ultimately, she said, prosecutors lack key elements to prove murder.
"We don't know where, we don't know when, we don't know why," Elkanich said.
Family members -- including the couple's two adult sons and the Stompses' siblings -- crowded into the courtroom to watch, wearing ribbons and crosses in honor of Gerald Stomps.
Afterward, two of his siblings said they supported the judge's decision to keep Hazelynn Stomps in jail.
They haven't held a memorial service for their brother, but they said they plan to next week.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/prosecutors_lay_out_case_again.html