Found Deceased OR - Melissa Trench, 38, car found at Shevlin Park, was acting strange, Bend, 27 Dec 2022

[AzPistonsGirl]

the call to the ex BF seems like an odd piece here. Did she want someone to find her but didn't want to alert anyone close to her who would pick up on what she was doing before it was done? Depression can be a mysterious b*tch. Not saying she was depressed, just sayin... IMO So sad for those who care about and love her.

 

[Canadianmom2three]

I wonder if she was contemplating chemical suicide? (Chemical Suicides in Automobiles --- Six States, 2006--2010)

My understanding is that the method requires mixing an acid (such as battery acid) with a base (like lime sulfur contained in plant pesticide/fungicides) in a large bucket. Fred Meyer sells batteries and pesticide with packing consistent with what is shown in the surveillance footage.

It is also my understanding that chemical suicide requires a closed space, such as a vehicle. Here, Melissa was not with her vehicle, which is hopeful.

Just had a chance to look and it does look like the battery packs in the container thing she has. Humm interesting.

I wonder if they know what she bought and they don't think it's of importance or have discovered all the items in her vehcile?

 

[NeverPersonal]

Would the police be able to track the phone call made to the ex-boyfriend? Or track her phone in general?
This is nerve wracking especially if what she said to the bf is true. I find it incredibly strange she'd call him of all people, and not her family, but maybe she just thought he could come & rescue her faster, or had a lot of trust in him etc.

 

[NeverPersonal]

Here is the map they're using to track where they have searched.
Shevlin Park Search - SARTopo
Melissa sure is well-loved.

 

[NeverPersonal]

From the website for Melissa:
Her car was found in the parking lot of Shevlin Park in Bend, Oregon on December 27th and she is an avid hiker who frequently visited the area for runs and walks and is believed to have gotten lost or injured herself in the area although she may have also ventured outside the confines of the park.

 

[NeverPersonal]

(@siete.revueltas) • Instagram photos and videos
Melissa buys & sells clothes in the vintage community; she appears to be quite popular amongst her fellow vintage lovers in the area. Last posted 3 weeks ago when she set up a pop-up market that she said did well.

her main insta rose trench (@rose_trench) • Instagram photos and videos

she also makes candles Luminous Tides (@luminoustides_) • Instagram photos and videos posted 2 weeks ago

 

[georgiajean]

Snipped by me:
"On Dec. 27, one day after she was last seen by her family, Melissa Trench, 38, called an ex-boyfriend from years ago and told him she was injured in a forest and needed help, her father said. The ex-boyfriend alerted her family and a search began."

Too bad this wasn't made more public at the beginning of the search, unless I missed it? I was giving more stock into self harm. I still think it's possible, however with the above statement I now put more stock into that she went for a hike and got injured.

I hope she is found soon.

MOO

I am local in Bend, have been following the local media, and this is the first I have heard of this bit of information. This has not been shared locally that she contacted someone to say she was injured in a forest. The weather here is quite cold (below freezing most nights). Today was a rare above 45 degrees F day. A heartbreakingly long time for her to be missing presumed outside in wilderness.

 

[Protectwomenandgirls]

Just a small insight: Bend has a major & worsening housing crisis

Lots of tech workers, mainly from California, have flocked there (especially during the remote work era post 2019), inflating rents & property values to the point where rent/mortgage can seem out of reach, even for people that make over 100k/yr

You don't usually make a lot of money in the businesses she was in. Speaking from personal experience, this can be SUPER stressful & cause a lot of anxiety, to say the least...

 

[Hestia's Fire]

Unfortunately, Melissa's body was found in Shevlin Park today. Perhaps not surprising after the amount of time that has passed, but still heartbreaking. Shevlin Park searchers find the remains of missing Bend woman Melissa Rosann Trench - KTVZ

 

[PommyMommy]

Unfortunately, Melissa's body was found in Shevlin Park today. Perhaps not surprising after the amount of time that has passed, but still heartbreaking. Shevlin Park searchers find the remains of missing Bend woman Melissa Rosann Trench - KTVZ

My deepest sympathies to Melissa's family.

Noting:

“Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office detectives will continue to investigate this case,” Miller wrote, “but there is no evidence of foul play or criminal wrongdoing.”

 

[byjune]

Deschutes County DA's office releases final report on Melissa Trench's death

The death of Melissa Trench, the Bend woman whose body was located in Shevlin Park in January after she went missing in December, was deemed a suicide, according to reports

www.bendbulletin.com