United by grief, families of slain Portland-area women search for answers

Past a dirt driveway blocked by a single board nailed to fence posts, police and firefighters found the body of JoAnna Speaks inside a ramshackle barn strewn with trash and plastic sheeting. In the unmowed front yard, there’s now a hand-painted cross noting the mother of three’s birthday. But mourners could only record the approximate … [Read more…]