An Oregon teenager identified Monday as one of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases in Wisconsin had a hard time after giving up her son to his father, but she was turning her life around and had won a college scholarship before she disappeared, her foster mother said...
Gamez had moved from her home in Cottage Grove, Oregon, to be closer to a community college about 20 miles north in Eugene. She lived with friends and visited her family, but eventually fell out of touch, said her foster mother, Lorraine Ericksen...
She said Gamez, who had been in foster care with numerous families since she was 5, "was a joy to be around." Gamez came to live with her about three years after she relinquished her parental rights of her son, and Ericksen said she helped her get through high school.