In the quiet, rural outskirts of Forest Grove, Oregon, a horrific chain of events unfolded on Saturday, August 22, 2026, culminating in the tragic death of 85-year-old Mary Elizabeth Kimsey and four other individuals. The incident, which began as a domestic dispute, escalated into a premeditated quintuple homicide that sent shockwaves through the community. The scene of the crime was a property on Northwest Otis Lane, owned by Mary's daughter, 60-year-old Rowan Karla Kimsey.
It was here that the lives of three generations of a single family, along with two of their friends, were brutally cut short.
The perpetrator of this devastating act was identified as 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, the boyfriend of Mary's granddaughter, 26-year-old Stella Jade Kimsey, who also resided at the property. The violence began after an apparent attempt by Stella to end her relationship with Parker. In the ensuing hours, a tragic sequence of violence claimed the lives of not only Mary, Rowan, and Stella, but also Stella's best friend, 26-year-old Linsey Mae Haraldsen, and her partner, 27-year-old Alvin Raymond Chu. The victims were all found to have been shot multiple times with a. 22-caliber weapon. The brutality of the crime extended beyond the human victims, as several pets on the property were also killed. In an attempt to conceal his crimes, Parker set fires on the property before fleeing the scene.
Following the discovery of the homicides, law enforcement launched an intensive investigation. Their search for the suspect, Benjamin Parker, led them to Enumclaw, Washington, where he was located deceased inside his vehicle, having died by what authorities believe was a suicide. Before taking his own life, Parker had confessed the murders to his mother, who then relayed the information to the police. This confession provided investigators with a chilling insight into the premeditated nature of the attack. With the sole suspect deceased, the legal proceedings in this case concluded without an arrest or trial. The investigation, however, pieced together the timeline of a domestic dispute that spiraled into a mass killing, leaving a family and a community to grapple with the immense loss of five innocent lives.
