A woman who was dating accused serial killer Jesse Calhoun revealed how he told her not to talk to him when he was angry.
Krista Sinor met the murder suspect through Facebook and they dated until he was arrested for parole violations before the allegations surfaced.
Calhoun is suspected of killing four women within a 100-mile radius from Polk County, southwest of Portland, to the Columbia River Gorge east of the city.
Kristin Smith, 22; Charity Perry, 24; Bridget Webster, 31; and Ashley Real, 22, were found dead more than three months ago in wooded areas, under a bridge and in a sewer.
Jesse Calhoun is suspected of murdering four women within a 100-mile radius from Polk County southwest of Portland to the Columbia River Gorge east of the city.
Krista Sinor met him through Facebook and they dated until he was arrested for parole violations before the murder allegations surfaced.
Sinor said he was still in contact with the accused killer through letters and jailhouse phone calls, and found the murder allegations “confusing.”
She described how their relationship was turbulent and said Calhoun sometimes became angry but tried to protect her from the worst.
“He always said that if he got angry, if he stubbed his toe or something, he would say, ‘Don’t talk to me,'” she said. news nation.
‘Just know that they can’t talk to me for a few minutes, you know, when I get angry, leave me alone and we’ll discuss it later.
‘There were a few times when things didn’t go as he expected and he would like to throw me aside… but in bed
“So I mean, those times they would throw me on the bed and he would get angry or say whatever I did something to… screw things up, he would come back and apologize for it.”
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that Calhoun would be charged with the murders of three women.
Calhoun has a long criminal history, with felony convictions dating back nearly 20 years.
He was reportedly a talented artist and told reservation officials that he made a living by painting designs on vehicles.
His first felony conviction was in 2004. He was arrested again in 2018, with methamphetamine, several weapons and more than 500 rounds of ammunition. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office called him a “prolific thief and career criminal.”
In 2019 he received four sentences, which will be carried out simultaneously.
Calhoun was one of 41 inmates whose prison sentence was reduced by one year in 2021 by then-Governor Kate Brown after they helped fight the devastating 2020 wildfires in Oregon.
Kristin Smith, 22 (left), was the first victim: she was discovered on February 19 of last year. On April 24, 2023, the second, 24-year-old Charity Perry (right), was found dead.
Bridget Webster, 31, (left), was found on April 30, 2023, and Ashley Real, 22, (right), on May 7, 2023.
Calhoun was released from Columbia River Correctional Institution on July 22, 2021, nearly a year before his scheduled release date, the Oregon Department of Corrections said Friday.
He was serving a 50-month sentence for assaulting a police officer, attempting to strangle a police dog, robbery and felony unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Gov. Tina Kotek revoked his commutation on July 3.
The 6-foot-4 suspect, who has a history of resisting arrest, jumped in the Willamette River in Milwaukie and tried to escape when he was found on July 6.
