The Woman Who Reported Jesse Calhoun to Police Before She Vanished

Jesse Lee Calhoun grew up in Troutdale, Oregon, dropped out of high school, and racked up two decades of criminal convictions — assault, drugs, weapons, burglary. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office called him a prolific thief and career criminal. In 2021, Governor Kate Brown granted him early release after he fought the 2020 Oregon wildfires as part of an inmate crew. He walked out of prison roughly a year ahead of schedule.

Prosecutors now allege Calhoun killed six women in the Portland area between November 2022 and April 2023. Their ages ranged from twenty-two to thirty-two. Their bodies were found in secluded lo...