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Man accused in Wilberger case
Benton County serves a murder warrant on Joel P. Courtney, jailed in New Mexico, in Brooke Wilberger's 2004 disappearance
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
BRYAN DENSON
and BOAZ HERZOG
Police served a murder warrant Tuesday on a New Mexico prisoner in the disappearance of college student Brooke Wilberger, 14 months after the 19-year-old woman vanished from a Corvallis apartment complex without a trace.
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Noble told The Associated Press that Wilberger hasn't been found. "We still don't know where Brooke is," he said.
Courtney, who has lived in Oregon, Alaska, New Mexico and Florida, also served three months in jail in Washington County after a May 16, 1991, conviction for sex abuse and escaping from authorities.
"We believe justice needs to be served," said Dina McBride of Beaverton, Courtney's sister. "He has a long history of involvement in things that have been hurtful to many people, and he needs to be held accountable for those behaviors."
McBride, who described herself as a spokeswoman for her family, said she was aware that her brother would be charged with murder and said her family has cooperated with the task force investigating Wilberger's disappearance for several months.
Courtney lived in New Mexico with his wife and three young children prior to last fall's arrest, she said.
Benton County authorities have called a 2 p.m. news conference today in Corvallis to release details about how they connected Courtney to Wilberger's abduction.
"This is the correct guy and we'll have more information," Noble said.
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