JUN 17, 2022
Wolfe, who had been accused of kidnapping and killing Fretwell and her 3-year-old son, pleaded guilty Friday to murdering them.
www.statesmanjournal.com
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For the first time in years, Wolfe appeared in person — not by video — in Yamhill County Circuit Court.
The man at the bench was almost a different person from the mug shot and driver's license photo shared by police during the search for Karissa and Billy.
He looked older. His hair was longer, and his clean-shaven face was replaced by a full, graying beard.
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Three members of Karissa and Billy’s family sat in the front row with a victim advocate during the five-minute proceeding. They were immediately escorted out of the courtroom and unavailable for comment. Family will have an opportunity to give impact statements during the sentencing.
The defendant's side of the courtroom was empty save for one woman. She wouldn't give her name but said she was related to Wolfe's ex-wife.
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When the Statesman Journal asked about Billy's cause of death after the hearing, Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry said it was undetermined.
“That’s how it will remain,” Berry said. “Nothing about that will change.”
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More than a dozen members of law enforcement, including from Salem Police Department, and the Yamhill District Attorney’s Office lined the back row of the courtroom Friday.
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