Husband charged with murder of wife found dead in Oregon wilderness

A man has been arrested and charged with murder after his estranged wife was found dead in the Oregon wilderness.

Michel Fournier, 71, was taken into custody Friday on a charge of second-degree murder. He is now being held without bail, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.

Earlier Friday, Susan Lane-Fournier was found dead after a several-day search in Viels, a remote part of Clackamas County. Authorities said an autopsy determined the woman’s manner of death was homicide.

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According to officials, Lane-Fournier, 61, was reported missing a week earlier, on Nov. 22, after he failed to show up for work.

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She is also known as “Phoenix,” the sheriff’s office said.

Officials previously said she was believed to have been hiking in the wooded area with her two dogs.

The two dogs that were also reported missing were found dead Saturday, the sheriff’s office said.

Weeks before her disappearance, Lane-Fournier filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, according to The Oregonian. The two had been married for 12 years.

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