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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Body found in SUV of slain Wash, a missing Washington man

Body found in SUV of slain Wash. woman's husband

These booking photos released by the Oregon State Police, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, show David Joseph Pedersen. Two people suspected in the death of a Washington woman have been issued fugitive warrants by the states of Oregon and Washington and will face arraignments in California on Friday. David Joseph Pedersen and his girlfriend, Holly Grigsby, were stopped Wednesday afternoon north of Sacramento. They are suspects in the death of Pedersen's stepmother in Everett, Wash., and have been named persons of interest in the slaying of an Oregon teenager. Photo: AP / AP

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A body has been found in a Jeep belonging to a missing Washington man, whose wife was slain during a crime spree that left one other person dead and ended with the arrest of two armed fugitives, Oregon authorities say.

The vehicle is owned by David Jones Pedersen — known as "Red" to his friends and family. He's been missing since last month, when his wife, Leslie Pedersen, was found stabbed to death in their Everett, Wash., home.
Authorities have not identified the deceased white male found in the Jeep, but they said that Red Pedersen's relatives have been notified.
An autopsy is tentatively scheduled for Monday to confirm whether the body is that of Red Pedersen and how the man died, authorities said Saturday.
Authorities have implicated Pedersen's 31-year-old son, David Joseph Pedersen, and the son's 24-year-old girlfriend, Holly Grigsby, in what an Oregon county sheriff's captain called a "vicious, vile reign of terror" that began last month. There were arrested Wednesday.

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