Driver Riding With Corpse Arrested For Murder: Police

PORTLAND, OR — A traffic stop on Southeast Holgate Boulevard Monday night resulted in an arrest for murder after officers found a dead woman in the car along with the driver. The Oregon State Medical Examiner on Tuesday confirmed the woman died from homicidal violence.

On Wednesday, police identified the woman as missing 89-year-old Marcine Herinck. Herinck, who was reported missing Sept. 19, was last seen walking on Northeast Glisan by the Glendoveer Golf Course. Due to memory problems police believed Herinck was experiencing, officers did not initially think her disappearance was suspicious and instead only thought she may have wandered off and gotten herself lost.

The grisly discovery of her body in the trunk of Timothy Joseph Mackley's car, however, has significantly altered the investigation.

Mackley, 58, of Portland, is being held at Multnomah County Jail on one count of murder. He is ineligible for bail.

Mackley was reportedly stopped by Portland Police Bureau East Precinct officers in the 9200-block of Southeast Holgate Boulevard, near Portland's Eastport Plaza. After officers discovered Herinck in the car's trunk, Mackley was arrested without incident, police said.

How and why Mackley came to be traveling with Herinck's corpse is yet to be determined, police said.

Mackley's arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.

Anyone with information about Mackley or Herinck's disappearance is encouraged to contact Detective Erik Kammerer by calling 503-823-0762, or emailing Erik.Kammerer@portlandoregon.gov.

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