# School worker murdered three generations of his girlfriend’s family at $623,000 home in Oregon town of Happy Valley, cops say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/school-worker-murdered-three-generations-of-his-girlfriends-family-at-623000-home-in-oregon-town-of-happy-valley-cops-say/
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:19:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T15:28:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233037/grandma-mother-son-murder-boyfriend-oregon-home.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- Three family members were found dead in their Happy Valley home.
- Police suspect Katie Kinder’s boyfriend in the killings.
- The suspect was found dead in a coastal hotel room.

## Summary

Authorities say three generations of a family were killed at their home in Happy Valley, Oregon, and their daughter’s boyfriend is suspected of the murders. The case prompted a multi-agency search for the suspect, who was later found dead in a hotel room; police believe he died by suicide.

Patricia Campbell, 78, her daughter Katie Kinder, 47, and Kinder’s 15-year-old son Evan were found after colleagues raised concerns when Kinder missed work. Investigators believe the killings happened between Sunday evening and early Monday, and obtained a warrant charging Edward Villa, 45, with three counts of first-degree murder. The family described the deaths as a devastating loss and remembered the three victims for their care, joy and unrealised future.

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