Nearly half a century after the events, a man was convicted last Wednesday of the murder of a 17-year-old girl in the state of Oregon, United States. According to CBS News, it was DNA that allowed investigators to make the connection. The suspect, Warren Forrest, is in fact a serial killer involved in the deaths of nine young women.
The remains of young Martha Morrison’s body were discovered by Clark County hunters in October 1974. But it wasn’t until 2015 that they could be identified, when the victim’s blood was found on the butt of a dart gun belonging to Warren Forrest.
Already forty years in prison
More than 30 people were called to testify in this trial organized in southwestern Washington State. Among them was Norma Jean Lewis. Aged 15 in 1974, this woman accuses Warren Forrest of kidnapping, attacking and tying her to a tree before she managed to escape.
This testimony proved decisive since it allowed the jurors to learn more about the modus operandi of the accused, already sentenced to life for the murder of the young Krista Kay Black in 1974. After having spent forty years in prison, the man is now suspected of being involved in nine disappearances that occurred between 1971 and 1974.
“It’s not just about the murder of Martha, but about us who have had to deal with this situation for years and years. It was hard, ”testified the brother of Martha Morrison. Regarding the sentence, the verdict will be rendered on February 17.