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Police in Oregon say they have arrested a suspect they believe murdered a man who disappeared almost exactly three years ago.
Murphy Calvin Henry II, 54, was arrested Jan. 9 for the alleged murder of Ryan Staggs, 30. Staggs was last seen at his home Newport, Ore on January 31, 2022 and was reported missing the following month.
Despite numerous leads in the case, nothing led to Staggs, and the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit “continued to pursue leads and develop new information about it.” Staggs’ disappearance since May 2022,” the Newport Police Department said in a statement.
While executing a search warrant in the case on December 27, cadaver dogs were “alerted to the odor of human remains in the soil removed from the backyard,” but no human remains were found. However, investigators were able to gain additional information and identify additional witnesses.
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The Lincoln County Courthouse and Jail are located next to each other in Oregon. Murder suspect Murphy Calvin Henry II is there, police say. (Google Maps)
On January 8, a shallow grave was found in “remote Lincoln County” and remains believed to be those of Staggs were found. Official identification by the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office is pending, police said.
Staggs is still listed on two missing persons websites, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and Missing People in America.
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The missing person flyer for Ryan Staggs, who was last seen in January 2022. (Missing People in America)
His missing poster states that he was the owner of Happy Motors in Newport. Before his disappearance, he was shot in the face “by an unknown assailant” while sleeping in his home in August 2021.
The poster also states that Staggs’ vehicle was missing when he disappeared, but was “later recovered and sold at auction.”
Police say they are still investigating the disappearance and murder of Ryan Staggs.
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Henry was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, police said.
The police did not provide any information about one possible motive or cause of death, they said the incident remains under investigation and asked anyone with information about Staggs’ disappearance or murder to call their hotline at 541-270-1856 or email tipline@newportpolice.net turn around.
