Multnomah County
District Attorney

1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
Portland, OR 97204
503-988-3162

Multnomah County District Attorney

 
1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
| Portland, OR 97204
| 503-988-3162
 
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON

NATHAN VASQUEZ
  PRESS RELEASE
Patrick Dooris
Director of Communications
cell: 971-413-5371
Pat.Dooris@mcda.us
media@mcda.us
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
 

CALHOUN INDICTED FOR 5TH MULTNOMAH COUNTY MURDER

May 26, 2026

Case: 26CR28448

Portland, OR-A Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted 41-year-old Jesse Lee Calhoun for the murder of Ashley Real, alleged to have occurred on or about March 27, 2023.

 

Calhoun is charged with Murder in the Second Degree.

 

Ashley Real is the fifth person Calhoun is charged with killing.

 

In case number: 24CR26797 he is indicted on the charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Abuse of a Corpse in the Second Degree in connection with the deaths of the following women:

 

Kristin Smith killed on or about November 20, 2022.

Charity Perry killed on or about March 8, 2023.

Joanna Speaks killed on or about March 18, 2023.

Bridget Webster killed on or about April 26, 2023.

 

Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.

 

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