Karissa and Billy’s family speak: ‘Memories we don’t … When they went missing, Nyla and Kirk Bales’ world went quiet. “We were numb, you know, from the time they were reported until they told us they had found them,” Kirk told KOIN 6 News.
Killer to be sentenced for murder of Karissa, Billy … Michael Wolfe, who finally admitted killing Karissa Fretwell and their 3-year-old son Billy and dumped their bodies in a remote wooded area in Yamhill County, will be sentenced on July 20.
DA anticipates plea change from Oregon man accused … A change of plea is anticipated in the case of an Oregon man accused of murdering his 3-year-old son and his child’s mother in 2019, the Yamhill district attorney confirmed.
Michael Wolfe issued life sentence for killing Karissa, … Michael Wolfe, who admitted to killing Karissa Fretwell and their 3-year-old son Billy and dumping their bodies in a remote wooded area in Yamhill County, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
Oregon man pleads guilty to 2019 slaying of 3-year-old … Michael Wolfe pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and second-degree murder in the 2019 murders of Karissa and Billy Fretwell. Their bodies were found in a remote part of Yamhill County, OR after they were kidnapped and killed. Court documents show Karissa Fretwell and Michael Wolfe had been in a child support battle.
Aggravated murder charge dismissed against Michael … The remaining aggravated murder charge against the accused killer of Karissa Fretwell and her son Billy was dismissed after an appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Salem mom, 3-year-old son missing; detectives on … A young mother and her 3-year-old son have not been seen since May 13, worrying her friends and family who reported her missing.
Death penalty off the table in high-profile Oregon … Recent changes to Oregon state law could take the death penalty off the table for multiple people facing aggravated murder charges, including a man accused of killing a Portland mother in 2016.
‘Evidence of homicide’ sought in missing Salem mom, … A search warrant left outside of a missing Salem woman's apartment suggests investigators are looking for evidence of a homicide and the bodies of the woman and her 3-year-old son.
Fretwell murder charges amended against Michael Wolfe Michael Wolfe, accused of killing Karissa Fretwell and their 3-year-old son, had his charges amended in a Yamhill County courtroom Thursday.
