The family of three women killed in the Otis Lane quintuple homicide released a written tribute to the five victims on Tuesday, Aug. 25, while one relative made a striking public plea: treat the suspect's family with the same care you're giving ours.

The statements came during the Washington County Sheriff's Office's third press conference in three days on the Aug. 22 killings at 47350 NW Otis Lane, a rural property outside Forest Grove. Sheriff Caprice Massey confirmed that although suspect Benjamin Charles Parker is deceased, evidence processing, laboratory analysis and timeline reconstruction will take months.

Family remembers the victims

The Kimsey family described Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, 85, as the matriarch of their wide, close-knit family and a spiritual activist devoted to people, nature and the Earth. They called Stella Jade Kimsey, 26, fiercely loving and passionate, writing that farm life was what she was born to do. Rowan Karla Kimsey, 60, was remembered as an incredibly talented artist who trained many tattoo and traditional artists across the Pacific Northwest.

The family called Linsey Mae Haraldsen, 26, a beloved part of their family who was inseparable from Stella for years. Of Alvin Raymond Chu, 27, the family wrote that they did not know him but believed he must have been a very special person for Linsey to have loved him.

They also expressed gratitude that livestock from the property had been rehomed, saying it would make the victims happy to know the farm animals found a good life.

A plea for the suspect's family

Alexis Callen, Stella's sister and the daughter and granddaughter of three victims, asked the public to extend compassion to Parker's relatives.

"As the sister, daughter, and granddaughter of three of the victims, she has nothing but love and compassion for Ben Parker's family," Callen said, asking the community "to treat them with the same respect and care that they are giving to the Kimsey family. They too are facing an unimaginable loss and immense grief of their own."

Investigation details

Detective Mark Povolny presented the investigative reconstruction at the press conference. According to the Beaverton Valley Times, Parker's mother told law enforcement her son confessed to the homicides during a lengthy phone call Saturday evening. Parker said the killings were premeditated and that he planned to kill three people, but two additional victims were also killed. He did not explain a motive.

Povolny said Parker killed Stella first, then Rowan when she came to check on her daughter, then Linsey when she arrived at the property, and finally Mary and Alvin. All victims were shot multiple times with a .22-caliber weapon. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots Friday and again Saturday just before the fire was seen.

Parker killed animals on the property, set fires and fled. Phone data showed he left at 4:42 a.m., passing responding fire trucks on his way out.

More than 100 people worked the investigation, and over 30 agencies assisted, including Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Beaverton Police Department, the FBI and Oregon State Police.

District Attorney Kevin Barton framed the case as highlighting the danger of domestic violence. Amy Babcock, executive director of the Domestic Violence Resource Center, also spoke.

Haraldsen's and Chu's families requested no media contact. The Chu family also asked that no photograph of Alvin be released.

As we reported Monday, the five victims were identified after deputies responded to a vehicle fire at the property early Aug. 22.

Anyone with information can call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111, referencing case number 50-26-11866.