Odd News

There have been some truly odd news stories lately. Click post title to go to a KATU news story about a realtor who apparently made himself and a lady friend at home in a For Sale occupied Portland house. The homeowner came back to find this man in his easy chair, feet up, watching the home owners' TV. He had helped himself to liquor in the home owners garage and was entertaining a lady friend. He also stole items from the home. He was easily ID'd, after the home owner chased the realtor and lady friend out, by checking the realtor lock box on the door. He has been arrested.

In other news story updates, the Corbett woman has been arrested for her husbands' murder. She initially told police she and her husband met two people they had befriended to go fishing. An argument ensued and she was thrown off a bridge while her husband was last seen running from the two men.

Her story changed. Remains were found in a burn pile on the couples property. Townsfolk and family members are aghast, claiming Mr. Corbett was an outspoken conservative and both were church people and that Mrs. Corbett is incapable of such a crime, because she was so small and always quiet.

Mr. Corbett was dismembered systematically before some of his remains were burned. I'd say there was a whole lot of long term pent up rage in that woman. I don't know what really happened, but my guess is the outspoken loud Mr. Corbett maybe made her life miserable just a day too long. I don't know that. Just guessing. I grew up in a household with an ultra ultra "outspoken" conservative church going father and I could see my "quieted" mother finally getting her stomach full.

Anyhow, in another interesting story, a man heard burglars entering his house while he was in the basement. He slipped out a back door and saw their van out back, running, keys in the ignition. So he stole their van and called 911 as he drove off in it. Yeah!!!!!!!

And in a horrible story out of eastern Oregon, the police have put out a bulletin searching for a father and son in the brutal beating of a cross country skier, whose black Ford Explorer was then stolen by the pair, who drug him off and dumped him in brush, assuming he was dead. He wasn't. His dogs were stolen with his car, but later found. Three college students out for a hike found the beaten skier who had managed to crawl to a river bank. His descriptions and the resultant police artist sketches of the pair are unbelievably accurate, when you now look at their photos. Apparently the two were camped in the area and looking for a way out, but not your normal way out. They wanted to find a car to steal and to kill the car's owner. These are vicious people and I hope they are caught soon.