Photo: Karissa Fretwell/Facebook
Police in Oregon are searching for a young mother and her son who have not been seen or heard from since last week.
Two months before their disappearance, a neighbor recalled some troubling activity at the pair’s apartment.
“We heard aman and woman arguing incredibly loud,”Robert Allen told local station KOIN. “The man was swearing a lot and there was a kid crying in the background, and the woman was yelling at him to get out of her apartment.”
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Salem Police Department
The backdoor of Allen’s apartment faces Fretwell’s backdoor. He told KOIN when a woman claiming to be Fretwell’s sister asked him if he had seen Fretwell, he offered to keep an eye on her apartment.
“I have noticed that the television screen, it’s been on the same screen for about a week, so obviously there’s no one in the apartment,” Allen said, KOIN reports.
Karissa Fretwell/Facebook
Megan Harper, a friend of Fretwell’s, told theSalem Statesman Journalthe last time she spoke to Fretwell was on May 11 when shehad asked her about installing a security camera system.
“I feel ill with worry about William,” Harper told theJournal.“Last night, I held my daughter’s hand so tightly while she slept and I couldn’t sleep because my mind was going over all the possibilities of what could be happening to him.”
Police describe Fretwell as a white female, 5 feet 9 inches tall weighing approximately 135 pounds. She has blue eyes and naturally blond hair that she dyes red. Billy is a white male, approximately 3 feet tall, weighing approximately 30 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information about the case should call the Salem Police Tips Hotline at (503) 588-8477 and leave a message for Detective Jake Burke, or call the Salem Police Department non-emergency number at (503) 588-6123.
source: people.com
