Portland woman wanted in husband’s murder found dead, police say
Analiesa Golde suspected in murder of husband Phillip Pierce in Portland, Oregon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Portland, Oregon, woman suspected in the murder of her husband was found dead Tuesday after nearly a month on the run, authorities said.
Analiesa Golde was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Long Beach, a coastal town in southwest Washington, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. Golde’s Toyota 4Runner was also recovered.
Golde was wanted in connection to the murder of her husband, 37-year-old Phillip E. Pierce, in Portland, Oregon.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pierce was found dead on Jan. 26 in the Lents neighborhood of Portland. Police had responded to a home in the 9300 block of Southeast Sun Crest Drive after getting a call about a missing person.
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Analiesa Golde was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday, police said. Golde was wanted in the murder of her husband, Phillip Pierce. (Portland Police Bureau )
Police forced entry into the locked home to conduct a welfare check and said Pierce was found dead under "suspicious" circumstances. It was later revealed that Pierce had suffered a gunshot wound, and his death was determined to be the result of a homicide.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Phillip Pierce, 37, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a home in Portland's Lents neighborhood on Jan. 26. (Portland Police Bureau )
Golde was later named a suspect in her husband’s killing and was wanted for second-degree murder.
As Golde’s whereabouts remained unknown, investigators announced on Feb. 6 that they were expanding the search to southwest Washington and warned at the time that the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No further details about where exactly Golde's body was found were immediately provided.