Three days earlier than a Portland girl was discovered useless in her automotive, she had despatched her location to a buddy displaying she was within the Van Mall neighborhood, miles from the place she was later found. That was the final time the buddy heard from her, court docket information say.
Vancouver cops sought to go looking Courtney Clinton’s Fb profile and the Ford Edge she was discovered useless inside within the 300 block of Blandford Drive. Search warrants filed Nov. 4 and Nov. 6 in Clark County Superior Court docket point out officers have possible trigger for first-degree homicide however that investigators had not recognized a suspect.
A person known as 911 about 4:30 a.m. Nov. 1 to report he’d discovered a useless girl and a child inside a parked automotive. He initially thought the lady had been shot behind the top, and he stated there was lots of blood contained in the SUV. He additionally stated the newborn was crying. Dispatchers directed him to get the newborn out of the automotive, in keeping with a search warrant affidavit.
The kid was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Heart as a precaution. Officers stated the kid didn’t seem to have any traumatic accidents, court docket information state.
Officers decided the lady, later recognized as Clinton, 31, probably had her neck lower by an edged weapon. They didn’t discover a weapon or Clinton’s cellphone within the automotive, in keeping with the affidavit.
An in depth buddy of Clinton’s informed police they’d message and ship their areas to one another in the event that they went locations with anybody who “caused them concern,” the affidavit states. She stated Clinton despatched her a location pin about 3:30 a.m. Oct. 29. The pin indicated Clinton was close to the 4700 block of Northeast 72nd Avenue.
The buddy additionally informed investigators she knew Clinton to satisfy males by social media and messaged with them on Fb Messenger, court docket information state.
She stated Clinton’s disappearance was not constant along with her each day habits, in keeping with court docket information.
Detectives went to Clinton’s Portland residence. She was final seen on surveillance video there about 2 a.m. Oct. 29.
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