Police searching for evidence missing Salem mother and son were killed, warrant indicates
May 24, 2019
Updated 9:30am
A search warrant seen on the front seat of a car belonging to a missing Salem mother indicates authorities are searching for evidence she and her son were killed.
KATU (2) reports the warrant could be seen Thursday night in Karissa Fretwell’s SUV outside her home. She and her 3-year-old son Billy were last seen May 13, and family members reported them missing May 17.
The warrant authorizes authorities to search for evidence of homicide, including the bodies of Fretwell and her son.
Police
are looking for Michael John Wolfe, 52, of Gaston, as a person of interest in the case. He is the boy’s father, according to court records.
Lt. Treven Upkes, a Salem police spokesman, said Thursday he couldn’t comment on whether police think the mother and son might be dead. He said they were “operating under the assumption” that they are together.
Upkes said he couldn’t confirm if or how Fretwell and Wolfe knew each other, or comment on when Wolfe was last seen.
Court documents state Fretwell and Wolfe were in court as recently as April, and Wolfe was ordered to pay over $900 a month in child support.
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Police searching for evidence missing Salem mother and son were killed, warrant indicates