PORTLAND — Authorities are investigating as a homicide the death of a 71-year-old woman who was found in her Northwest Portland home Saturday.
Washington County sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Ray said Sunday morning that more than one person was in custody but declined to release more details. No charges have been filed.
Ray says Jacqueline Bell was murdered in the early morning hours at her home in unincorporated Washington County. Authorities believe she knew the person who killed her.
He declined to say how she was killed. An autopsy is set for Sunday.
The Oregonian reports that Bell retired as corporate controller of the Portland-based power company PacifiCorp.
Ray says deputies found Bell while making a welfare check on her home after receiving a concerned call from a citizen.
