He called in help. we eventually partnered with over 18 or 19 police agencies to help for the search of meredith. dennis murphy (voiceover): her friends were naturally beside themselves. you know, your heart just broke because you think something happened. somebody had a weapon. and her stuff was there. so you re thinking at the very least, she s been abducted. yep, and it was so hard because it wasn t something that we could talk about until we could actually prove that. dennis murphy (voiceover): the cops commandeered a park building as headquarters. we began getting information pretty quickly. from people who had hiked the trails that day? - right. - remembered her. remembered her, and we began to get disturbing news of a strange-looking individual with meredith, who also had a dog. thumbnail description, this other person. what were you hearing? strange-looking, just a wiry kind of guy. older guy. older guy. we even developed a vehicle description, a white van. dennis murphy (voice
Derek Lee Welter, 40, of Scappoose, was arrested on suspicion of the stabbing death of 34-year-old Rhiannon Amelia Meyer, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.