OR - Salem man Tyler Homan-39 crashes while driving with dead woman in car, arrested on murder charge

[Knox]

A Salem man faces a murder charge after he crashed his car while allegedly transporting the dead body of his former girlfriend.

Tyler Andrew Holman, 39, lost control of his car in the 10000 block of Corvallis Road in Independence shortly before 6:30 a.m. Monday, the Salem Police Department said in a statement.

Salem man crashes while driving with dead woman in car, arrested on murder charge

The driver and the homicide victim “were previously in a romantic relationship,” Salem police said.

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[Knox]

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the car and Holman along the rural road, and the injured driver was taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Deputies also found the body of a dead woman, and the “circumstances at the scene suggested that she was not killed in the car accident,” police said.

An autopsy later in the week revealed that the woman – Ashley Jean Gandolfi, 35 – had been killed by a gunshot, officials said.

Oregon man crashes while driving with dead woman in car, arrested on murder charge - The Daily Chronicle

A Salem man faces a murder charge after he crashed his car while allegedly transporting the dead body of his former girlfriend. Tyler Andrew Holman, 39, lost control of his car in the 10000 …

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[Knox]

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Tyler sure looks like a nice family man, guess that wasn't true at all.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“I am asking the court and begging the court to please not release him on bond. I am terrified of the things he would do. He will hunt us down and kill us to get his daughter,” she said.

Salem man charged in girlfriend's death appears in Marion County court

Police say Ashley Gandolfi's body was found in the wreckage of a car crash, driven by her boyfriend, Tyler Holman. Police say she died by gunshot, not the crash.

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“Proof is evident” that Salem man murdered longtime girlfriend, judge says - Salem Reporter

Tyler Holman appeared in court on Friday to face charges alleging he shot and killed his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Gandolfi, who he was previously charged with assaulting. Gandolfi’s family urged a state judge to keep him in jail, fearing his “military training” and risk to their child.

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Court records showed Gandolfi, 35, of Salem, and Holman had been dating for over 11 years. He was charged with assaulting her in March 2024.

Polk County Circuit Judge Pro Tem Timothy Park dismissed the case in August 2024 at the request of the Polk County District Attorney’s Office, which said in a court filing that “there is insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

 

[Knox]

“Proof is evident” that Salem man murdered longtime girlfriend, judge says - Salem Reporter

Tyler Holman appeared in court on Friday to face charges alleging he shot and killed his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Gandolfi, who he was previously charged with assaulting. Gandolfi’s family urged a state judge to keep him in jail, fearing his “military training” and risk to their child.

www.salemreporter.com

Court records showed Gandolfi, 35, of Salem, and Holman had been dating for over 11 years. He was charged with assaulting her in March 2024.

Polk County Circuit Judge Pro Tem Timothy Park dismissed the case in August 2024 at the request of the Polk County District Attorney’s Office, which said in a court filing that “there is insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

No surprise, sadly we see this over and over in DV homicides