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October 7, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Toddler murder case underway OBITUARIES Donald Howell Nov. 22, 1928 — Sept. 29, 2016 Donald “Don” Howell, longtime Cannon Beach resi- dent, passed away on Sept. 29, in Portland, at the age of 87. Don was born in Glad- stone, Oregon, on Nov. 22, 1928, to Richard and Alice Howell. He had two brothers, Richard and Jim. He attended Oregon City High School and graduated in 1946. In 1948, Don moved per- manently to Cannon Beach and joined the Astoria Reserve Fleet of the U.S. Maritime Administration, doing mainte- nance and radio repair for lo- cal ships stationed in Astoria, Oregon. Don was drafted into the Army in 1950 at the start of the Korean War, and was stationed in Japan and Ko- rea until returning home in 1953, where he remained in the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1956. After returning home, Don returned to his work for the Maritime until the Astoria Maritime base closed in 1968. In 1969, Don went to work for the Cannon Beach Water Company, and later became the Public Works director for the city of Cannon Beach until his retirement in 1991. While working for the city, Don also co-owned a local grocery store in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as an antique store in the mid-1980s. Don had a special bond with Cannon Beach, and was loved by the community. In the last few years, he developed a By Kyle Spurr DANNY MILLER/EO MEDIA GROUP EO Media Group Donald Howell following on social media for his nightly sunset photos, and could be seen regularly stand- ing at the end of his street at sunset, talking with locals and tourists alike, sharing the his- tory and beauty of this little beach town he loved so much. Don is survived by his two daughters, Linda (Eric) Rebitzer of Tumwater and Debbie (Ken) Dimeo of Cen- tral Oregon; granddaughter Amanda (Chuck) Walker of Bend, Oregon; and many niec- es and nephews. In lieu of lowers, please consider making a donation to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation, 1121 S.W. Salmon St., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97205-2021. Don held a special place in his heart for these kids. Don will be greatly missed by his family, friends and community. Candidate forum at Coaster heatre Cannon Beach council candidates will take the stage at the Coaster Theatre for a public forum on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. Three candidates — Herb Florer, Nancy McCarthy and Brandon Ogilvie — are run- ning for two open spots on the council. Melissa Cadwallader Lawyers make opening statements in ‘gruesome’ Seaside case and Wendy Higgins complete their terms this year. The forum was organized by Vote Smart Cannon Beach, a nonpartisan and nonproit ad hoc group of residents that aims to help voters make an informed choice. The group will moderate the forum and ask a series of questions. Prosecutors described Randy Lee Roden as some- one with a violent history who grew frustrated watching after his girlfriend’s toddler daugh- ter and her two sons. The state is accusing Ro- den of murdering 2-year-old Evangelina Wing and abusing her brothers in the Seaside apartment he shared with their mother, Dorothy Ann Wing. Roden’s defense lawyers, however, say the focus on Ro- den is a rush to judgment. The defense claims the toddler was killed by the abusive ac- tions of her mother combined with a dangerous lesh-eating virus found on the girl. Opening arguments began Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Clatsop County Circuit Court in the death penalty trial of Roden. The crimes are considered among the worst child-abuse cases in the county. Gruesome evidence Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown gave a detailed description of the gruesome evidence. The three children were tortured, burned, bitten and caged in the apartment. All three chil- dren were the victims of child abuse. The older brother, now 7, is one of the most trauma- tized children his pediatric doctor has seen. The boy will not testify at trial due to the trauma, Brown said. The younger brother, now 3, had a broken bone in his pelvic region and extensive bruising. An autopsy found Evan- gelina Wing apparently died of battered child syndrome Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • Coastal Advantage.com Chief Deputy District At- torney Ron Brown delivers opening statements for the case against Randy Roden. DANNY MILLER/EO MEDIA GROUP ‘All of these injuries were not accidental.’ Randy Roden, let, talks with his lawyer Conor Huseby before the start of opening statements on Tuesday at Clat- sop County Circuit Court. Ron Brown, chief deputy district attorney with blunt force trauma to her head. Doctors and nurses will testify for the state about the extensive injuries to the three children. “All of these injuries were not accidental,” Brown said. Inside the apartment, blood spatter was found in al- most every corner, including on holiday decorations and the wall behind a Christmas tree. Most of the blood spat- ter was found in the bathroom and was 3 feet or lower on the walls. “There was way more blood in that bathroom than there ever should have been,” Brown said. The state’s theory is that Dorothy Wing aided and abet- ted Roden by allowing him to live with her children and take care of them while she worked. She was responsible for Roden’s actions, the state claims, but was not the one who murdered the toddler. Wing, 26, pleaded guilty in January to irst-degree man- slaughter and two counts of irst-degree criminal mistreat- ment. She was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison, contingent on her truthfully testifying at Roden’s trial. Roden, 28, is already serv- ing an eight-year prison sen- tence for violating probation from a previous domestic vio- lence conviction. He violated probation by possessing mari- juana, oxycodone and metha- done and failing to report that he moved in with Dorothy Wing. babysitters will testify about seeing and hearing Wing be abusive to her children before Roden came into their lives. Huseby said the witnesses will describe Wing smacking her children in the head and twisting their arms, similar to some of the injuries found on the children. The same witnesses never saw Roden do anything abu- sive to the children. Huseby said even Wing admitted Ro- den was good with her chil- dren. Huseby also questioned the way the case was investi- gated. He claims law enforce- ment targeted Roden from the beginning, and treated Wing like a victim. In each police interview, Roden never admitted to any crime. “I did not hurt her. I did not manhandle her. I did not do anything to her,” Roden told police. Huseby also pointed to an interview with the older brother, where he calls Roden nice and Wing mad. When asked who killed his sister, the brother says, “that evil witch.” “All the major injuries in this case are explained by Dorothy Wing,” Huseby said. The trial is expected to last about two months. Two culprits Roden’s defense lawyer Conor Huseby used his open- ing argument to pin the crimes on Dorothy Wing and compli- cations from the lesh-eating virus known as methicillin-re- sistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. “The truth is there are two culprits in this case,” Huseby said. On the night Evangelina Wing was found dead, the defense believes the girl was likely sick and fussing from her mother’s abuse and the infection. Huseby envisions Dorothy Wing getting upset and smacking her daughter like she had done many times before, but that time it killed her. “She killed her daughter and she is getting away with it,” Huseby said. 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