Three young men, all students at one time of Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, have met premature deaths in the past few years. Two in 2009, another in 2007. All were murdered. And no one has been arrested in any of the cases.
Justin Little was killed by someone while in France. He was 21. Montez Bailey, actively involved in student government, was shot while chatting with a friend in a northeast Salem park. Bailey’s killing appeared to be gang-related, although it was likely a case of mistaken identity.
Bill Mills was the first. In 2007, his “skeletal remains” were found in rural Linn County, though he may have left campus with his killer, as his car remained on campus “unlocked and with his books inside.”
The Chemeketa Courier, the student newspaper, has reported on all three crimes and the aftermath. Local media have reported on the cases, too, including The Oregonian, Statesman Journal, and Albany Democrat Herald.
William “Bill” Carl Mills was first reported missing in January 2007. A deer hunter didn’t discover his remains near McCully Mountain Road, south of Lyons, until October.
No suspects have ever been named in the Mills case.
“Somebody out there has the answers that we need,” Melissa Baker, a classmate of Mills, said.
http://www.chemeketa.edu/shared/courier/oct2607.pdf
http://www.chemeketa.edu/shared/courier/oct2309.pdf
Justin Little “had traveled to France to gain a better understanding of world history.” Little was assaulted in the early days of October, perhaps on the 3rd, “by an unknown attacker” while taking a nap on a park bench in Paris. According to one report he was “bludgeoned to death.”
The Oregonian, via OregonLive.com, has a special section dedicated to Justin Little news. His parents have established scholarships in his name, The Justin Little Memorial Foundation.
According to Justin’s father, Jim Little, French police have no leads in the investigation of Justin’s death.
Today, Jim and Tanya Little mix tears with laughter as they remember their son and his passion for history and Boy Scouts.
“Justin’s great fear was that he would be forgotten and fall into obscurity,” Jim said. “I thought this would be an appropriate way to keep his memory alive.”
In September, the Littles and their family and friends will be selling kettle corn at Mt. Angel Oktoberfest to raise money for the foundation.
The Silverton Knights of Columbus donated a concession booth and Jim bought a kettle corn machine.
“We plan on putting some money away for an endowment, so when we’re too old and tired to make kettle corn, we’ll still be able to provide something in his memory,” he said.
“It helps,” Tanya said. “To do something good and nice for someone else through our personal tragedy; it helps.”
According to Justin’s father, Jim Little, French police have no leads in the investigation of Justin’s death.
Today, Jim and Tanya Little mix tears with laughter as they remember their son and his passion for history and Boy Scouts.
“Justin’s great fear was that he would be forgotten and fall into obscurity,” Jim said. “I thought this would be an appropriate way to keep his memory alive.”
In September, the Littles and their family and friends will be selling kettle corn at Mt. Angel Oktoberfest to raise money for the foundation.
The Silverton Knights of Columbus donated a concession booth and Jim bought a kettle corn machine.
“We plan on putting some money away for an endowment, so when we’re too old and tired to make kettle corn, we’ll still be able to provide something in his memory,” he said.
“It helps,” Tanya said. “To do something good and nice for someone else through our personal tragedy; it helps.”
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