The Empty Man
2020
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When police officers in Corvallis, Oregon, began investigating Brooke Wilberger’s disappearance on May 24, 2004, Joel Patrick Courtney was not even on their radar. In fact, Joel would never have been connected to the crime if he had not tried to abduct another female just a few months later.
On November 30, 2004, a University of New Mexico foreign exchange student who was beaten and raped before escaping identified Joel Patrick Courtney as her attacker. On September 12, 2007, Courtney pleaded guilty to the attack.
Sept. 21, 2009 -- Brooke Wilberger 's mother today said she was grateful to Joel Courtney, the man who pleaded guilty to murdering the Brigham Young University student, for finally telling authorities where to find the young woman's remains.
Courtney, a 38-year-old married father of three, was arrested for criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping and aggravated battery for the incident in New Mexico, but authorities suspected he could be involved in other crimes.
Joel Courtney. When the police searched Sung’s Oregon house, they found boxes upon boxes of women’s underwear, most of which were labeled according to the person he stole them from. Moreover, they found numerous photos on his computer, all taken without the subject’s consent.
Joel Patrick Courtney faced a possible death sentence when he went to trial next February in Benton County for aggravated murder in Wilberger's death.
On Monday, authorities in her home state of Oregon announced where her remains have been found. They say part of a plea deal, 43-year-old Joel Patrick Courtney admitted admitted killing...
