Tragedy at Forest Grove: A Family’s Loss | Portland News

Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

A chilling domestic tragedy unfolded near Forest Grove when Benjamin Parker, in a premeditated rampage, murdered his girlfriend Stella Kimsey, her mother Rowan, best friend Linsey Haraldsen, and Stella’s grandmother Mary Kimsey—along with her partner Alvin Chu—in a single night. After a heated argument, Parker used a .22 caliber gun, then fled in a stolen car while setting fires to cover his tracks. He later called his mother from Washington, confessing his intent to kill fewer people before taking his own life. The Kimsey family honored their fallen loved ones—Mary as a matriarch and…