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UPDATE: Four people were killed on Friday and Saturday, including a murder-suicide.

COURTESY PHOTO: MUHLBACH FA - Kathryn MuhlbachPolice are investigating four deaths in two days in different parts of Portland. They include a stabbing, a body found in a park, and a murder suicide in a home.

Only one victim has been named. Kathryn Muhlbach, 27, has been identified as a homicide victim found on the Powell Butte Nature Park on Friday.

According to the Portland Police Bureau, that investigation began around 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 9 when East Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a person found dead in the park at 16160 Southeast Powell Boulevard. Due to suspicious circumstances, homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to investigate.

The Medical Examiner determined the manner and cause of death to be homicide by homicidal violence.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Jennifer Hertzler at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 503-823-1040 or Detective Joe Corona at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 503-823-0508 and reference case number 22-326621.

Before that, at 11:35 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 17100 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found a victim with possible stabbing injuries. Paramedics also responded and determined the victim was dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives responded to the scene to investigate. They arrested and booked Andrew M. Morrow, 36, of Portland, into the Multnomah County Detention Center on a charge of murder in the second degree.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective William Winters at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 503-823-0466, or Detective Jason Koenig at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 503-823-0889.

The next investigation began at 8:52 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, when North Precinct officers responded to a report of two people shot in a home in the 3600 block of Northeast Alameda Street. When they arrived, the officers found a deceased male and female. Based on preliminary investigation at the scene, the case is being treated as a murder-suicide.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Eric McDaniel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 503-823-0833 or Det. Scott Broughton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (503) 823-3774 and reference case number 22-327196.


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