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'''Brooke Carol Wilberger''' (born ], ] in ]) is a woman who is believed to have been abducted from ] on the morning of ], ]. A ] at ] in ], she was cleaning ]s in the parking lot of the Oak Park Apartments on the edge of the ] campus while on summer break at the time of her disappearance. '''Brooke Carol Wilberger''' (born ], ] in ]) is a woman who is believed to have been abducted from ] on the morning of ], ]. A ] at ] in ], she was cleaning ]s in the parking lot of the Oak Park Apartments on the edge of the ] campus while on summer break at the time of her disappearance.


In Fall 2004, Wilberger was falsely impersonated on the ] website. The perpetrator of the hoax claimed that she had been found and was interested in dating again. The profile was quickly taken down, either by MySpace or by the individual involved. In Fall 2004, Wilberger was falsely impersonated on the ] website. The perpetrator of the hoax claimed that she had been found and was interested in dating again. The profile was quickly taken down, either by MySpace or by the individual involved.


==Investigation==
On ], ], a "]" in the disappearance, Sung Koo Kim, was granted bail of US$2.4 million. He was later ruled out as a suspect. In ] ] Joel Courtney of ] was charged on 19 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and sodomy regarding her disappearance. Her body has not yet been found.
The investigation eventually centered on ], who was named as "]" in the disappearance. Kim was later dropped as a suspect, but given a 68-month prison sentence for crimes uncovered while being investigated for the Wilberger disappearance. On ], ] a ] in ] was assaulted before escaping and identifying ] as her attacker. Police eventually linked Courtneys, a native of ], to the disappearance of Wilberger and in ] ] he was charged on 19 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, sexual abuse, rape and sodomy<ref>{{cite web | title=Joel Patrick Courtney, serial killer & rapist | url=http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/joel_courtney/1.html | accessdate=March 8 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>. Courtney is currently being held without bail in New Mexico on assault charges, and is set to be extradited to Oregon after those charges are resolved. Wilberger's body has never been recovered.


==See also== ==Notes and references==
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*{{cite web | title=Authorities Charge Man With Murder | url=http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/case.cfm?id=27071 | accessdate=November 7 | accessyear=2005 }} *{{cite web | title=Authorities Charge Man With Murder | url=http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/case.cfm?id=27071 | accessdate=November 7 | accessyear=2005 }}
*{{cite web | title=Sung Koo Kim Handed A 68-Month Prison Term | url=http://www.katu.com/stories/80926.html | accessdate=November 7 | accessyear=2005 }} *{{cite web | title=Sung Koo Kim Handed A 68-Month Prison Term | url=http://www.katu.com/stories/80926.html | accessdate=November 7 | accessyear=2005 }}
*{{cite web | title=Suspect Charged With Murder Of Brooke Wilberger | url=http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_214201808.html | accessdate=November 30 | accessyear=2005 }} *{{cite web | title=Suspect Charged With Murder Of Brooke Wilberger | url=http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_214201808.html | accessdate=November 30 | accessyear=2005 }}


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Brooke Wilberger

Brooke Carol Wilberger (born February 20, 1985 in Fresno, California) is a woman who is believed to have been abducted from Corvallis, Oregon on the morning of May 24, 2004. A freshman at Brigham Young University in Utah, she was cleaning lamp posts in the parking lot of the Oak Park Apartments on the edge of the Oregon State University campus while on summer break at the time of her disappearance.

In Fall 2004, Wilberger was falsely impersonated on the MySpace website. The perpetrator of the hoax claimed that she had been found and was interested in dating again. The profile was quickly taken down, either by MySpace or by the individual involved.

Investigation

The investigation eventually centered on Sung Koo Kim, who was named as "person of interest" in the disappearance. Kim was later dropped as a suspect, but given a 68-month prison sentence for crimes uncovered while being investigated for the Wilberger disappearance. On November 30, 2004 a co-ed in New Mexico was assaulted before escaping and identifying Joel Patrick Courtney as her attacker. Police eventually linked Courtneys, a native of Beaverton, Oregon, to the disappearance of Wilberger and in August 2005 he was charged on 19 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, sexual abuse, rape and sodomy. Courtney is currently being held without bail in New Mexico on assault charges, and is set to be extradited to Oregon after those charges are resolved. Wilberger's body has never been recovered.

Notes and references

  1. "Joel Patrick Courtney, serial killer & rapist". Retrieved March 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

See also

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