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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 27 > Green van key to cracking Wilberger case

Green van key to cracking Wilberger case

Joel Courtney sentenced to life, no parole Monday for 2004 murder

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 27, 2009

CORVALLIS — Reports about a green van helped lead investigators to Joel Courtney, and it was the evidence they found in the van that helped them build a case against him in the killing of Brooke Wilberger five years ago.

Courtney, 43, pleaded guilty to murder Monday and was sentenced to life in....

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