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July 25, 2023. When police officers in Corvallis, Oregon, began investigating Brooke Wilberger’s disappearance on May 24, 2004, Joel Patrick Courtney was not even on their radar. In fact, Joel would never have been connected to the crime if he had not tried to abduct another female just a few months later. ‘Dateline: Bringing Brooke Home ...
Murder of Brooke Wilberger. Brooke Carol Wilberger (February 20, 1985 – May 25, 2004) was an American student from the state of Oregon who was abducted and later murdered. Her disappearance was covered by the national media; her murder investigation was one of the most publicized in Oregon's history. [ 1][ 2] Joel Patrick Courtney ultimately ...
By ABC News. September 21, 2009, 12:32 PM. Sept. 21, 2009 -- Brooke Wilberger 's mother today said she was grateful to Joel Courtney, the man who pleaded guilty to murdering the Brigham Young ...
Joel Courtney pleaded guilty to the murder and rape of Brooke Wilberger in 2009. Photo: NBC. When investigators tracked down a work van he had been driving at the time and discovered Brooke’s DNA intermingled with Courtney’s inside the van, they had enough to file charges against him.
Joel Patrick Courtney is Behind Bars Today The initial investigation into Brooke Wilberger’s disappearance was challenging as the police had no leads to work with. Even a thorough search of the crime scene revealed no clues, and a few witnesses in the vicinity of the Oak Park Apartments on May 24, 2004, claimed they saw nothing but a green van speeding past.
Defendant Joel Courtney avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to aggravated murder and revealing the location of Wilberger's remains, Haroldson said.
With his capital murder trial just months away, Joel Patrick Courtney admitted Friday that he bludgeoned the 19-year-old to death in 2004 and told investigators exactly where to find her remains.
