íl!‘|Jn rth tn ò ffihsrruer lune 21, 2006 Page A3 Girlfriend Becomes Victim in Triple Murder Sen. Carter’s adopted granddaughter killed P o r tla n d te e n M a r is s a M anw arren, the adopted g ra n d ­ d a u g h te r o f S e n . M a rg a re t C arter, a longtim e local A frican A m erican lead er, w as found dead o f a gunshot w ound, her body left n ear Beverly Beach S tate Park in N ew port. I, ap p ears that M anw arren, 17, knew Shaw n Ryan W om ack, 21 and w as the boyfriend o f C ev elin o C ap u ia, 19, tw o men arrested last w eek and charg ed w ith ag g rav ated m urder for tw o robberies and tw o deaths in outer n ortheast P ortland last m onth Cevelino Capuia cialized frequently on M ySpace, a public profile m essage board. T he night before C ap u ia w as arrested, M anw arren posted a m essage on C a p u ia 's w ebsite. T h e O reg o nian new spaper re­ ported. “ I’m lucky to have a person like you in my life, but you ju st need to think about yo u r a c ­ tio n s ,” she w ro te. “ B ecause so m e tim e s y o u r a c tio n s can c a u se y o u to get in bigggg trou b le, if you know w hat I m e a n .” C ap u ia and W om ack were M arissa Manwarren Handler's Reserve Angus Bee! Chuck Blade Sleak or Roast SAVE up to Associated Press contrib­ uted to this story. Freeh Foe 1er F im a Whole Chickee l« a N grown. Bwtms Mrirute and grill arrested about tw o w eeks after police launched a statew ide hunt for the vehicles o f the slain vic­ tim s. Both w ere killed in or around an adult business and their cars, late m odel H ondas, w ere taken, police said. C hai T aphom w as found shot m ultiple tim es M ay 13, police sa id . O n M ay 28, M ic h a e l B urchett w as gunned dow n. A ctin g p olice C h ie f R osie S iz e r said the suspects w ere linked to both killings by ballistic ev id en ce. (C o rv allis) G azette-T im es that b o th w e re in v o lv e d in th e c o l l e g e 's S tu d e n t L ife a n d L eadership office. “Jasm in w as on the program ­ m ing b o ard ,” she said. "S haw n w as a student am bassador. He helped plan activities and give tours on cam p u s.” SAFEWAY O. Ingredients for life. Shaw n W om ak Lt. Ed B rum field o f the P o rt­ land hom icid e unit w ould not say if in v e s tig a to rs su sp e c t W om ack killed M an w arren in a third m urder, only that C apuia likely w as in custody at the tim e o f h er death. M anw arren had lived in fo s­ ter hom es for years before b e­ com ing a surrogate g randdaugh­ ter to C a rte r w ho said she had not seen the teen ag er for three w eeks p rio r to h er m urder and that no m issing person report w as m ade. “ I’m very saddened by this w hole situ atio n ," C arter said. “T hey (M anw arren and C apuia) w ere d oing pretty g o o d .” A n Internet w ebsite show s that C ap u ia and M anw arren so- C a p u ia p o rtray ed h im se lf as w as a “y o ung w om an w ho was som eone searching for “G o d ­ having a hard tim e, but she w as seeking p eople." He quotes re­ trying to get it to g eth er.” peatedly from the N ew T esta­ S h e s a id th e a lle g a tio n s m ent, saying, “T o G od be the against C a p u ia com e as "sh o c k ­ g lory." He w rote that teaching ing new s to us." the B ible "B efore you leave W om ack and L esniak w ere E arth!” is the responsibility o f p a rt-tim e s tu d e n ts at L in n - ev ery o n e. B enton C om m unity C ollege. C arter, in an interview w ith C o lle g e sp okesw om an K G W -T V , sa id M a n w a rre n M a r le n e P r o p s t to ld th e »11«. SAVE up to »» ». Pwk Tpg LllR C m M t St* » i 5fc fe* hr »■» AeilM pcrrrftrc Uuity ira w l « Qn*a Cwt Chap» ar to s t &:•»!»»» M lfW k C S Ik W o m a c k 's girlfriend. Jasm in C o o k e L esniak, 22, w as also charged w ith hindering prosecu­ tion and unlaw ful use o f a m otor vehicle. O n his M y S p ace acco u n t. Northwest Grown Bing Cherries SAVE up Io ».11 ». John Edwards to Address Lawmakers Conference T he H onorable John Edw ards will open P o rtla n d ’s N ational O rg an izatio n o f Black E lected L e g isla tiv e W o m e n 's annual co n feren ce, T hursday, June 29 through S unday, July 2 at the L loyd C e n te r D oubletree H o­ tel. E dw ards, a 2(X)4 candidate for Vice P resident o f the U nited S tates, fo rm e r U. S. S en ato r from N orth C aro lin a and c u r­ rent D irecto r o f the C en ter on Poverty, W ork and O pportunity at the U n iversity o f N orth C aro ­ lina at C hap el H ill, will serve as keynote sp eak er at the 2 1 ” an ­ n u a l le g is la tiv e c o n f e r e n c e b reak fast. T he b reak fast ushers in the th ree-d ay ev en t, open to the public and featuring speakers and w orkshops surrounding the top ics o f em erg en cy prep ared ­ ness, health, education, tran s­ portation. e n erg y and economic- developm ent. T ick ets to the breakfast fea- John Edwards turing E dw ards are $25. A d­ m ission is included in the full co n fe re n ce package. A d o w n lo ad ab le registration form is a v a ila b le at w w w .n o b elp d x .o rg . A dditional event inform ation is availab le on the conference hotline at 5 0 3 -9 8 6 -1655. 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