Found Deceased OR - Karissa Alyn Fretwell, 25, William "Billy" Fretwell, Toddler, Salem, 13 May 2019 *ARREST*

[PommyMommy]

Lashay Wesley on Twitter
Michael Wolfe is being held without bail. He will be in court again on July 10th. #LiveOnK2
2:05 PM - 21 Jun 2019 from McMinnville, OR

@Niner

 

[Yamhill]

I wonder if his wife was in court today.

I seriously doubt it. I think that she and the daughter are still out of State. They might not be suspects but they are material witnesses. If MW is convicted they will loose their house and college funds plus MW's tetitereti.

 

[csellards79]

Jennifer Dowling on Twitter
Michael Wolfe was arraigned in Yamhill County court - his defense attorney acknowledging a 5-count indictment in the deaths of Karissa Fretwell & 3-yr-old son Billy #koin6news #pdx #missingmom #yamhill
1:50 PM - 21 Jun 2019

Does anyone know if he entered a plea?

 

[Yamhill]

Does anyone know if he entered a plea?

Sccording to the Oregon Courts website, no plea has been entered yet.

Interestingly, there was a motion that was granted to disqualify Judge Ladd Wiles. It does not say if it was the prosecutor or the defense attorney that made the motion. I strongly believe that it was the prosecutor who didn't want Judge Wiles involved in the case.

 

[Yamhill]

Just called the DA's office.
It was the prosecutor petitioned to have Judge Wiles recused from the case. No reason was given in the documents.

 

[JDough]

Wolfe, 52, did not enter a plea. He is being charged with three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of first-degree kidnapping. A court hearing for Wolfe is scheduled for July 10.

Michael Wolfe arraigned on murder charges in deaths of Karissa Fretwell, 3-year-old son

 

[JDough]

Wolfe participated in the court hearing via video, but did not enter a plea. He is being held in jail.

Michael Wolfe arraigned for murder, kidnapping after bodies of Salem mom, young son found

 

[PommyMommy]

Accused killer Michael Wolfe indicted on 5 counts
[...]

Wolfe appeared by video and his defense attorney spoke for him in court. He is now officially charged with three counts of aggravated murder and 2 counts of kidnapping.

"We're kind of riding the crest of the wave still on the investigation, there is still a lot of work to be done, a lot of unanswered questions," District Attorney Brad Berry said. "That's kind of the hard part, both for investigators as well as the family."

Berry said he's been in contact with Karissa's family.

"As you might guess this is a tough time," he said. "We've had a lot of meetings with investigators and my victims' advocates. We've met with the family several times now."

[...]

 

[JDough]

Michael Wolfe appears in court for the first time since the Fretwell's bodies were found

[...]

He faces three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of kidnapping.

These charges carry the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty.


Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry explains the reason there are three counts for two victims is that two of those counts are for killing more than one person and one of those counts is for killing someone under the age of 14.

[...]
Berry said finding their bodies makes the prosecution's case stronger.

Berry tells us it will still take a while to get all the answers in this investigation and for this case to go to trial.

[...]

 

[Yamhill]

I continue to be impressed by DA Berry. He was criticized for not prosecuting Meghan Cordie's mother for murder. It just was not possible given the evidence. He along with Sheriff Svenson are obviously determined not to let MW get away with killing Karissa and William.

I would expect that anyone who communicated with MW via phone after the abductions, including his drinking buddies in Gaston, is going to get interviewed very vigorously for possible collusion after the fact.

 

[JDough]

Yamhill County DA weighs death penalty in case against man accused of killing mom, son

MCMINVILLE, Ore. — Almost a week after the bodies of a missing Salem mother and her 3-year-old son were discovered, the boy's biological father, who is accused of killing them, appeared in court.

After the arraignment, Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry met with Fretwell's families and investigators in the case.

"We continue to answer their questions. There are still a lot of questions that are unanswered," said Berry.

 

[csellards79]

Accused killer Michael Wolfe indicted on 5 counts
[...]

"As you might guess this is a tough time," he said. "We've had a lot of meetings with investigators and my victims' advocates. We've met with the family several times now."

[...]

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I have much respect for DA Berry. How he says “my.” From the two PC’s I’ve seen of his, I could tell he has a lot of empathy and seems very genuine.

 

[csellards79]

I continue to be impressed by DA Berry. He was criticized for not prosecuting Meghan Cordie's mother for murder. It just was not possible given the evidence. He along with Sheriff Svenson are obviously determined not to let MW get away with killing Karissa and William.

I would expect that anyone who communicated with MW via phone after the abductions, including his drinking buddies in Gaston, is going to get interviewed very vigorously for possible collusion after the fact.

Agree on all points

 

[Niner]

Lashay Wesley on Twitter
Michael Wolfe is being held without bail. He will be in court again on July 10th. #LiveOnK2
2:05 PM - 21 Jun 2019 from McMinnville, OR

@Niner

Much Appreciated!

I seriously doubt it. I think that she and the daughter are still out of State. They might not be suspects but they are material witnesses. If MW is convicted they will loose their house and college funds plus MW's tetitereti.

Okay - too lazy to look this up - what is tetitereti -

and I wanted to say

Almost a whole month that you have posted here!

He is now officially charged with three counts of aggravated murder and 2 counts of kidnapping.

Officially - 2 counts of aggravated murder, 1 count of aggravated murder constituting domestic violence, & 2 counts of 1st degree kidnapping.

 

[Niner]

Here's the stuff from the court site.

05/29/2019 Order Judicial Officer: Collins, John L
Comment: Restraints Required
05/29/2019 Declaration - Use of Restraints

05/31/2019 Motion - Continuance
05/31/2019 Order - Continue
Judicial Officer: Collins, John L

06/06/2019 Indictment

06/10/2019 Motion - Disqualify Judge

06/11/2019 Order - Disqualify
Judicial Officer: Wiles, Ladd

06/18/2019 Motion - Continuance

**** snipped this part out *****

06/21/2019 Arraignment
Judicial Officer: Collins, John L
06/21/2019 Record - Proceedings
Comment: No bail hold cont., set HGIA

07/10/2019 Hearing - Initial Appearance
Judicial Officer: Easterday, Cynthia L
Hearing Time: 1:10 PM

link: OREGON JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - Online Records Search


Question - what is HGIA - in red above. TIA! Could it be Hearing Initial Appearance - ??

 

[Yamhill]

Much Appreciated!



Okay - too lazy to look this up - what is tetitereti -

and I wanted to say

Almost a whole month that you have posted here!

Officially - 2 counts of aggravated murder, 1 count of aggravated murder constituting domestic violence, & 2 counts of 1st degree kidnapping.

Retirement

 

[MsBetsy]

Much Appreciated!



Okay - too lazy to look this up - what is tetitereti -

and I wanted to say

Almost a whole month that you have posted here!

Officially - 2 counts of aggravated murder, 1 count of aggravated murder constituting domestic violence, & 2 counts of 1st degree kidnapping.

I don't think you would have found the word "tetitereti" anyway. It doesn't seem to exist, at least not in the English language. The only thing I could find was the word included in another language, included in the defintion of "Sociology." Sounded like Greek to me.

 

[csellards79]

I don't think you would have found the word "tetitereti" anyway. It doesn't seem to exist, at least not in the English language. The only thing I could find was the word included in another language, included in the defintion of "Sociology." Sounded like Greek to me.

I actually did try to google wondering if it was some obscure legal term and google thought I was trying to type “retirement” so I thought “ok yeah that’s probably what it is”

 

[JDough]

DBM

 

[Yamhill]

DBM

DBM?