Allyson Joy Watterson, Hillsboro, 22 Dec 2019 *MEDIA, MAPS, TIMELINE *NO DISCUSSION*

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JAN 3, 2020
Missing North Plains woman's boyfriend scheduled to appear on court on unrelated charges
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According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, a resident found Garland asleep alone in a truck and took him home to Hillsboro, and then Garland and his father went back to look for Watterson.

When they couldn't find her, they called Watterson's family and the missing person search began Tuesday morning, Dec. 24.

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A candlelight vigil is planned for Watterson on Jan. 10 in North Plains.

 

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JAN 3, 2020
Private search party continues to look for Allyson Watterson
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The group planned to search about 60 acres of private property, but wouldn't say what led them to that location.

"We as a family, feel as if we need to do everything we can. I can't just sit around and not do something, I just can't. I just can't," said Misty Watterson, Allyson's mom. "We're trying to put forth the best effort to make sure we bring our daughter home."

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The investigation into her disappearance continues. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said they continue to provide updates to the family about their investigation.

 

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JAN 3, 2020
Family continuing search for missing North Plains woman
Family and friends of missing woman Allyson Watterson picked up where Washington County Search and Rescue teams left off on Sunday.

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"Their efforts were amazing, but I still don't have my daughter," said Misty Watterson, Allyson's mother. "As parents we have to know that we're doing everything we can."

Misty Watterson says that the Search and Rescue team provided maps that identified where they were searching for Watterson last week. The family also was given permission to search the privately-owned land where a majority of the searches have taken place.

"We're trying to search in an area that we kind of narrowed down to a logical path, that possibly was taken," said Allyson's father Alan Watterson.

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Dan McCarthy on Twitter
#UPDATE - Washington County Sheriff’s Office says this is the stolen truck that Benjamin Garland was driving the day Allyson Watterson was last seen. Red 2001 Ford F-150. If you saw it between 12/22-23 call their tip line at 503-846-2700 #FindAllyson #LiveOnK2

2:38 PM - 3 Jan 2020

 

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JAN 3, 2020
Allyson Watterson’s boyfriend faces more charges
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Prosecutors filed probation violation charges of unlawful use of a weapon, assault, coercion and a firearm probation from a 2017 case against Garland. ...

Garland, 21, was in court December 26 on other charges also unrelated to Allyson’s disappearance. At that time he pleaded not guilty to theft, fraudulent use of credit card, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle.

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Meanwhile, Allyson’s family organized a private search with volunteers in the North Plains area on Friday. The official search for her was suspended last week. Misty said they got permission from about 5 property owners to search the area on foot and with a drone.

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... The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said they were able to find the person who gave Allyson’s mom the cell phone that she then gave to Allyson. They said they are still looking into it.

“We are not calling it criminal because it’s just not yet. Hopefully it’s not,” Misty said. “It’s an investigation to find out what happened or where my daughter is.”

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Authorities have not said how they connected Garland to the stolen truck found in the area where Garland was sleeping in a stranger’s truck. On Friday, WCSO released a photo of the stolen truck via Twitter. It’s a red 2001 Ford F-150. The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone who saw the truck between Sunday afternoon and Monday night in the time frame that Allyson disappeared to please contact them through their tip line.

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A new poster made by the family of Allyson Watterson to help in the search for the missing 20-year-old, January 3, 2020 (KOIN)

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Family leads private search for Allyson Watterson

Family leads private search for Allyson Watterson
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There will be a candle light vigil on January 10 in North Plains to bring awareness to the continued search for Allyson. Volunteers are also looking to schedule another day to come out and try again.

 

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JAN 3, 2020
Allyson's family organized a private search with volunteers in the North Plains area on Friday. The official search for her was suspended last week.​

 

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JAN 6, 2020
Mother refuses to give up search for daughter Allyson Watterson who disappeared when she became separated from boyfriend in Oregon woods
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Then homeowner in North Plains spoke to deputies and Allyson's mother, telling them that Allyson and Allyson’s boyfriend, Benjamin Hunter Garland, knocked on her door and asked to use the phone because their vehicle broke down. After making the phone call, the homeowner said the couple left and was last seen walking down Old Pumpkin Ridge Road.

Another homeowner in the same area told deputies they found Ben sleeping in their truck early Monday morning. Ben told the homeowner his friends left him and he was trying to take cover from the rain. The homeowner drove him home. Ben’s father, Don Garland, later told authorities that when he got home from work, Ben told him he got separated from Allyson while they were in the woods.

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“She told me she was going to hang out with her friends. She was in good spirits. We told each other ‘love you’ and that we’d talk to each other later,” Misty said. “We are really close. Our whole family is.”

Allyson has been living at home in Hillsboro with her mother, father and brother. Misty said Allyson was in between jobs and planning on doing some traveling with friends over the next year.

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On Saturday, December 21, Allyson responded to her mother’s message and said she was with her boyfriend, Ben, at a friend's house in North Plains. Misty told Dateline Allyson had met Ben in high school, but recently reconnected and the two had been dating for only a few months.

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Family members and friends continue to form their own search parties to scour the area where Allyson was last seen.

A candlelight vigil to bring awareness to Allyson’s disappearance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2019, at the community center in North Plains.

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Evan Bell on Twitter
Allyson Watterson has been missing from the North Plains area since before Christmas. Today, her family has organized a volunteer search effort to try and locate her. The active search and rescue efforts ended on Dec. 28 #LiveOnK2 #FindAllyson

8:32 AM - 8 Jan 2020

Mary Loos on Twitter
Family, friends of Allyson Watterson gearing up for another search around North Plains this morning. #LiveOnK2

9:03 AM - 8 Jan 2020

 

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JAN 8, 2020
Search for missing Oregon woman continues as group searches North Plains properties
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“You know there’s some areas that the search and rescue were not able to get to. So we are, of course with permission from property owners, are just going and doing our own search,” said Misty Watterson, Allyson’s mother.

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She was joined by a small group of volunteers, heading out to check another location off their list.

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Meanwhile, Washington County sheriff’s deputies tell KATU News that their detectives are still working the case.

Right now they’re asking anyone who may have seen a red pickup truck between December 22 and 23 to call their tip line at (503) 846-2700. You can remain anonymous.

 

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WCSO Oregon on Twitter
#FindAllyson Update: Deputies we’re back out in the search area north of North Plains this evening following up on various tips and leads we’ve received. The investigation is ongoing. Please report any tips to us at 503-846-2700.

7:49 PM - 8 Jan 2020

Deputies search again near North Plains for missing woman
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it had a crew out Wednesday night that conducted a search related to missing 20-year-old Allyson Watterson.

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The sheriff’s office suspended the search for Watterson Dec. 28, but Wednesday night, following up on tips, a crew searched a property near Old Pumpkin Ridge Road, it confirmed to KATU.

The sheriff’s office said it didn’t find anything.

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JAN 8, 2020
Washington County deputies briefly resume search for Allyson Watterson near North Plains
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Deputy Brian van Kleef said crews began searching the area around 5 p.m. Wednesday and ended their search about two hours later.

He wouldn’t elaborate on the tips they were following but said they didn’t find what they were looking for during Wednesday’s search.

Van Kleef said at this point, the case is still considered a missing persons investigation and not a criminal case.

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Deputies back out in North Plains area searching for Allyson Watterson
In stormy weather and in near pitch-black conditions, crews searched the brush and wooded area off Northwest Pumpkin Ridge Road Wednesday evening for a few hours.

 

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Rosemary Reynolds on Twitter
A tip led Washington County Sheriff's deputies back out to North Plains to look for Allyson Watterson. Unfortunately they did not find anything last night. Meantime her family prepares for an event tomorrow night. @WCSOOregon

10:31 AM - 9 Jan 2020

 

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JAN 6, 2020
Mother refuses to give up search for daughter Allyson Watterson who disappeared when she became separated from boyfriend in Oregon woods
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Then homeowner in North Plains spoke to deputies and Allyson's mother, telling them that Allyson and Allyson’s boyfriend, Benjamin Hunter Garland, knocked on her door and asked to use the phone because their vehicle broke down. After making the phone call, the homeowner said the couple left and was last seen walking down Old Pumpkin Ridge Road.

Another homeowner in the same area told deputies they found Ben sleeping in their truck early Monday morning. Ben told the homeowner his friends left him and he was trying to take cover from the rain. The homeowner drove him home. Ben’s father, Don Garland, later told authorities that when he got home from work, Ben told him he got separated from Allyson while they were in the woods.

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“She told me she was going to hang out with her friends. She was in good spirits. We told each other ‘love you’ and that we’d talk to each other later,” Misty said. “We are really close. Our whole family is.”

Allyson has been living at home in Hillsboro with her mother, father and brother. Misty said Allyson was in between jobs and planning on doing some traveling with friends over the next year.

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On Saturday, December 21, Allyson responded to her mother’s message and said she was with her boyfriend, Ben, at a friend's house in North Plains. Misty told Dateline Allyson had met Ben in high school, but recently reconnected and the two had been dating for only a few months.

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Family members and friends continue to form their own search parties to scour the area where Allyson was last seen.

A candlelight vigil to bring awareness to Allyson’s disappearance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2019, at the community center in North Plains.

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Then homeowner in North Plains spoke to deputies and Allyson's mother, telling them that Allyson and Allyson’s boyfriend, Benjamin Hunter Garland, knocked on her door and asked to use the phone because their vehicle broke down. She said Ben was barefoot, wearing only socks, and had given his shoes to Allyson, who said she lost hers. After making the phone call, the homeowner said the couple left and was last seen walking down Old Pumpkin Ridge Road.

 

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JAN 8, 2020
Deputies back out in North Plains area searching for Allyson Watterson

 

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JAN 10, 2020
Private search, candlelight vigil set for Allyson Watterson
Another private search will begin at 9 a.m. Friday for Allyson Watterson, the 20-year-old missing in the North Plains area since December 22.

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Volunteers will meet in North Plains near the McDonald’s off Highway 26.

Later, at 7:30 p.m., a candlelight vigil for Allyson will be held at Jessie Mays Community Park on NW Hillcrest Street in North Plains.

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Dan McCarthy on Twitter (Video)
The family of Allyson Watterson is preparing another search for the missing North Plains woman.
- 5'7", 120 lbs, teal-colored hair & blue eyes
- Eye tattoo on left shoulder, fairy tattoo on forearm
- Last seen Dec. 22nd in North Plains #LiveOnK2
9:14 AM - 10 Jan 2020

Evan Bell on Twitter
The family of Allyson Watterson has organized another volunteer search effort to try and find the missing North Plains woman. She was last seen on Dec. 22. #Liveonk2 #FindAllyson

9:17 AM - 10 Jan 2020

Dan McCarthy on Twitter
There is a candle light vigil tonight for 20-year-old Allyson Watterson, missing since December 22nd.
Starts at 7:30 P.M.
Jessie Mays Community Park
30975 N.W. Hillcrest St., North Plains
#FindAllyson #LiveOnK2

9:21 AM - 10 Jan 2020

 

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Brenna Kelly on Twitter
About a dozen people are looking for Allyson Watterson near North Plains this morning, the 20 y/o who disappeared 3 days before Christmas. Her mother tells me she doesn’t have time for emotions right now. She’s too focused on finding her daughter. @fox12oregon

12:17 PM - 10 Jan 2020 from Oregon, USA

 

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Dan McCarthy on Twitter
An update: Washington County Sheriff’s Office says they reached the person who provided a phone to Allyson Watterson’s mother - which they believe Allyson was using prior to her disappearance - but that didn’t yield new leads on her whereabouts. More at 4 #LiveOnK2 #FindAllyson

4:51 PM - 10 Jan 2020

 

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JAN 10, 2020
No new clues in Watterson search after cellphone provider found
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It was believed that Allyson may have been using that phone the day she was last seen; however, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the lead didn’t yield any answers.

"It didn't have a cell account attached to it, so there was no active cellular connection with it," said spokesman Deputy Brian van Kleef. “It was Wi-Fi only from what I understand. When it's just connected to the internet, and likely not connected when she went missing, there's little ways to track it."

Van Kleef also said that the sheriff’s office’s request for information tied to the red truck Allyson Watterson was last seen in has not led to any new leads.

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Friday was the fifth private search by family and friends since the sheriff’s office concluded its efforts nearly two weeks ago. With the vigil Friday night, the goal remains the same: to find her.

“Rain or shine, we’re going to do what we can,” said Misty Watterson, Allyson’s mother.

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The sheriff’s office spent five days extensively searching the woods in North Plains where Watterson was last seen. And it has returned a few more times as more leads came in.

“When this information comes in, we go out, and it’s still very much an active investigation,” said van Kleef.

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"We have to go back to some old-fashioned detective work, and it means we're interviewing people and talking to people and looking for physical evidence where we don't have that technological tracking beacon to find somebody," van Kleef said. "So, it's definitely more challenging."

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