Murder Charges Southern Oregon, Jan. 8

On June 22, 2017, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigations Division began investigating the death of 22-year old John REITTERER from Crescent City, California. REITTERER was located in a shallow creek off of Illinois River Road, near milepost 6. The death of REITTERER was determined to be a homicide and the investigation has been ongoing since that time. On November 28, 2017, the completed investigation was presented to a Josephine County Grand Jury. The Josephine County Grand Jury indicted the following persons on the charge of Murder and warrants were issued for their arrests: – 22 year old Elizabeth Devine HUDSON, also known as “Little Red.” – 19 year old Damian Lee ATWOOD, also known as “Bubba J”; – 22 year old Ryan Michael ELDRED. On November 28, 2017, Ryan ELDRED was lodged at the Josephine County jail on the warrant for Murder. The whereabouts of Elizabeth HUDSON and Damian ATWOOD are unknown at this time but they are both known to frequent the Cave Junction, Oregon area. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Elizabeth HUDSON and/or Damian ATWOOD are asked to call the Oregon State Police Dispatch Center at 541-664-4600.