Suspect found dead after 5 bodies discovered in rural area outside Portland, Oregon

Officials say a quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- A quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon, authorities said. Investigators believe the suspect, 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, killed himself, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday evening. Officials said there was no ongoing threat to the public. They did not say how investigators were led to Parker, or what connection he had to the unnamed victims. The sheriff's office said earlier that authorities responded early Saturday to reports of a vehicle fire at a property in Forest Grove, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of downtown Portland.

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