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Jennifer Huston

QVCalm — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:53:14 GMT

I haven't found any updates about the death of this young wife and mother. Do any posters have news surrounding this mystery?

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MomOf4 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:57:21 GMT

Her body was found today in her car. No details are being released but they are conducting an autopsy this afternoon. Foul play is not suspected as of yet.

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SydneyH — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:00:37 GMT

I think they found her body 50 feet from the car and yesterday authorities were claiming there was nothing suspicious about her death.

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MomOf4 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:03:20 GMT

On 8/6/2014 SydneyH said:
I think they found her body 50 feet from the car and yesterday authorities were claiming there was nothing suspicious about her death.

You are probably right Syd. I was only half listening to the story.

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lolakimono — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:35:18 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police have found the body of missing mother of two from Oregon and say there is no evidence of foul play.

Capt. Jeff Kosmicki of the Newberg-Dundee police says investigators were notified Tuesday that Jennifer Huston's SUV was found on a country road near Sheridan, about 25 miles southwest of Huston's home in Dundee.

Huston's body was found a short distance from the vehicle.

The 38-year-old woman disappeared July 24. She was last seen that day withdrawing a small amount of money from an ATM, fueling her SUV and buying Gatorade, trail mix and what police described as a nonlethal amount of sleeping pills.

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Marianne1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:38:12 GMT

I know that many are thinking suicide by sleeping pills (?? is that what people are thinking??) but why trail mix and money too?

Seems odd.

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wagnerdancer — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:04:08 GMT

Its very odd. I read on article today where they were thinking she did not want anyone to find her. They said she deliberately turned off her cell phone. But why gas up the car? Why buy the trail mix? I feel so bad for her husband and especially those little boys. So sad.

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KLevineFan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:15:11 GMT

Yes, was finally ruled a suicide, she even left a note - just don't know why she had to go so far away from home to do it, & why?

DUNDEE, Ore. – A day after the body of missing Dundee mom Jennifer Huston was found on a remote Sheridan property, officials have ruled her death a suicide.

The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Huston died of asphyxiation and the manner of her death was listed as a suicide.

Her body was found around 40 yards from her SUV, and an empty box of sleeping pills and personal items were found inside the vehicle, according to Captain Jeff Kosmicki of Newberg-Dundee police.

A note to her family was also found in the SUV.

"Based on the totality of the evidence, detectives and the medical examiner have concluded that Jennifer had been deceased fairly close to the time she was reported missing," Kosmicki said.

Jennifer Huston, 38, had been missing since Thursday, July 24. She left home to run errands and seemed stressed out, according to her husband, Kallen Huston.

She had two boys, ages 2 and 6.

Huston's family issued the following statement following Jennifer's death:

Our hearts ache today.

We have lost our first born child. We have lost a wife and a mother.

We don't know what lead Jennifer to this dark place and to this end and perhaps never will understand this.

We are incredibly thankful to family, friends, community and media for their searching, supporting and getting the information out that lead to locating Jennifer's car and finding Jennifer.

Additionally, we are grateful for the support of those who took the time share their words of encouragement and prayers on FaceBook and helped fund the extensive search efforts.

This community really came together to support this effort as so many could relate to a mother of two small children and a husband desperately looking for his wife.

We also appreciate all the efforts of the Newberg-Dundee Police Department with support from other law enforcement agencies, on our behalf to find Jennifer.

Lastly I'd like to thank the media for the viral coverage to get the message out of our search for Jennifer. We appreciated the sensitivity to our desperate search for her.

At this time we are respectfully ask for privacy from the media for Kallen, the boys and our extended family and friends.

The family is making plans for a Celebration of Life.

The Hillside Church is accepting notes, cards and flowers on behalf of the Huston family. To share condolences, click here to email Pastor Zach Elliott.

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Qwackertoo — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:47:42 GMT

Very sad. Thankfully she didn't want to take anyone else with her. Suicide is hardest on those left behind. Even worse are those who take those they care about with them when they leave this world.

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gazelle77 — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:49:48 GMT

All so sad.

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hckynut — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:30:11 GMT

I listened to some news about this last night, might have been on HLN. I know they have a panel and they all have opinions on what "might have happened to her".

One thing I did not hear anyone say is that she may have had a "stroke or brain aneurism", which could have been the cause of her 3 day terrible headaches. These can not only kill a person but they also can have you doing things that you have no idea what you are doing.

Most on that panel seem to go with suicide. Me? I think until the autopsy reports come in I won't speculate other than what I said above, which could also be a possibility.

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KLevineFan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:43:16 GMT

But John, the autopsy results are in, death by asphyxiation. If they do further tests, it would be nice if it was something physical, like a brain aneurism, that made her do it. If the note explained why she did it, & not just saying "I'm sorry" to her family, that would be nice to know, but I presume the family wants that kept private. So sad.

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bells4me — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:21:46 GMT

I think this woman was abused, mostly mentally from that creepy husband. He seemed very controlling. She did not want to celebrate her 10th anniversary with him. Weird he knew how she would be found. I read from KOIN that she had to unhook a rope that was across the road, passing a No Trespassing sign, then reattach the rope, which is probably why she was out of her car & 50 yards away from it. She had been dead for days. Now they have a GoFundMe account set up & leftovers will be donated to suicide prevention. They said she did not purchase a lethal dose of pills at Rite Aid so wonder what else she took.

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pommom — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:48:40 GMT

What would cause asphyxiation?

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BeckiWV — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:50:47 GMT

Very sad to hear. I'm so sorry for the children.

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hckynut — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:33:46 GMT

On 8/6/2014 KathyLFan said:
But John, the autopsy results are in, death by asphyxiation. If they do further tests, it would be nice if it was something physical, like a brain aneurism, that made her do it. If the note explained why she did it, & not just saying "I'm sorry" to her family, that would be nice to know, but I presume the family wants that kept private. So sad.

Thank you for the update. The show I watched those results had not yet come known to the public, or those participating in that show. What I said was just a possibility before the real cause was known. I was surprised that nobody on that panel even gave a thought to a stroke or aneurism with which persistent headaches can be one of the major symptoms.

Appreciate the update and I will wait to hear further news about this on the HLN shows I record regularly.

What a shame for that family to have to suffer. I would say what I feel about suicide, if that is determined to be the cause, but many don't agree with me so I will not say anything about it.

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howwhatwhen — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:40:33 GMT

On 8/7/2014 pommom said:
What would cause asphyxiation?

Since the sleeping pill box/bottle was found empty inside of her vehicle I would guess that she took them all, which would put her to sleep but not kill her (per the article that the amount she purchased was non lethal) then she placed a bag over head and waited to fall asleep. Breathing into the bag would cause the build up of carbon monoxide thus asphyxating the person. Yes I know that there was no mention of a bag found with/on the body but it's the only think I could think of at the moment that makes any since at all.

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pommom — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:59:33 GMT

howwhatwhen - thanks for replying.

This is so tragic. My heart goes out to her family - esp her two sons.

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lovesrecess — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:34:33 GMT

They say suicide is the ultimate selfish act; I can't imagine a mother leaving her small children on purpose; they will be dealing with her abandonment the rest of their lives...there must have been another reason she did this but I can't imagine why.

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bells4me — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:58:16 GMT

On 8/7/2014 howwhatwhen said:
On 8/7/2014 pommom said:
What would cause asphyxiation?

Since the sleeping pill box/bottle was found empty inside of her vehicle I would guess that she took them all, which would put her to sleep but not kill her (per the article that the amount she purchased was non lethal) then she placed a bag over head and waited to fall asleep. Breathing into the bag would cause the build up of carbon monoxide thus asphyxating the person. Yes I know that there was no mention of a bag found with/on the body but it's the only think I could think of at the moment that makes any since at all.

This is not what happened. She left a note in the car & then HUNG herself. R.I.P.