On a quiet street in Dillard, Oregon, the life of 63-year-old Linda Lee Free came to a tragic end on September 13, 2020. A female resident of the small community, her death was the result of gun violence in what authorities would come to describe as an apparent murder-suicide. The incident unfolded on First Street, leaving friends and family to grapple with the sudden and devastating loss.
In the final moments of her life, investigators believe Linda was shot and killed by her elderly
live-in boyfriend. Following the fatal shooting of his partner, the man then turned the gun on himself, ending his own life. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigated the grim scene, with detectives concluding the tragic sequence of events pointed towards a murder-suicide. As the perpetrator died at the scene, no arrests were made in connection with Linda Lee Free's death. The community was left to mourn the loss of a woman whose life was cut short in a final act of violence.
