Estranged husband arrested for murder after missing hiker found dead along with dogs: ‘Fear for her life’

An Oregon woman’s estranged husband has been arrested and charged with murder after the missing hiker’s body was found along with two dead dogs believed to be hers.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said the body of 61-year-old Susan Lane-Fournier was found Friday morning after she was believed to have gone hiking in the Mt. Hood area with her two dogs.

Investigators arrested Lane-Fournier’s estranged husband, Michel Fournier, 71, shortly after they found her body and sent him to prison on a charge of second-degree murder.

Officials said Lane-Fournier was first reported missing on Nov. 22 after she failed to show up for work.

SEARCH FOR MISSING OREGON HIKER AND HER DOGS SUSPENDED DUE TO “WEATHER CONDITIONS, PROBABILITY OF SURVIVAL.”

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said it recovered two deceased dogs believed to belong to the late Ms. Susan Lane-Fournier on Saturday, November 30th. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)

A community member reported seeing Lane-Fournier’s white 1992 Ford F-250 parked near East Salmon River Road and Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welch, prompting a multi-day search by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Authorities also confirmed that Lane-Fournier and Michel Fournier were married at the time of her death. However, according to court documents obtained by local station KPTV, Lane-Fournier had filed for divorce just two weeks before her disappearance.

On Saturday, the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy and determined Lane-Fournier’s death to be a homicide.

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Investigators arrested 71-year-old Michel Fournier for the murder of his soon-to-be ex-wife Susan Lane-Fournier. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)

According to court documents, her body was found near a property the couple owned in Brightwood.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office also recovered two deceased dogs believed to be Lane-Fournier’s dogs.

The dogs were transferred to the custody of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, where investigators worked to confirm their identities.

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A body found Friday in the Werden area was that of a 61-year-old woman who was initially believed to have disappeared while hiking in the Mt. Hood area, the sheriff’s office said of Clackamas County on Saturday. (Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office)

A colleague of Lane-Fournier’s told KPTV that before she died, she said she “feared for her life.”

“In the last few weeks before she went missing, she was actually scared for her life, which is why she brought the dogs with her all the time,” Khalid Kamahwe told the outlet.

Authorities initially suspended the search last week, citing “weather conditions and the likelihood of survival.”

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Investigators are asking anyone who saw Michel Fournier in the days before Susan’s disappearance or who has knowledge of his activities and whereabouts since then to provide information by calling the sheriff’s office at 503-723-4949.