Murder suspects wanted in Josephine County

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Murder suspects wanted in Josephine CountyCrime Local News Top Stories January 5, 2018 Newsroom Staff Cave Junction, Josephine County, murder, oregon
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Damian Lee Atwood, a.k.a “Bubba J” (left) and Elizabeth Devine Hudson, a.k.a. “Little Red” (right)

Ryan Michael Eldred (in custody)

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Police are looking for two people wanted in connection with a homicide investigation.

On June 22, the body of 22-year-old Crescent City man John Reitterer was found in a shallow creek off Illinois River Road, near milepost 6. Detectives concluded Reitterer was murdered.

On November 28, three people were indicted on murder charges, 19-year-old Damian Lee Atwood, 22-year-old Elizabeth Devine Hudson, and 22-year-old Ryan Michael Eldred.

Eldred was lodged in the Josephine County Jail the day the indictment was issued. However, Atwood and Hudson are still on the loose.

Atwood and Hudson, who also go by the monikers “Bubba J” and “Little Red” respectively, are known to frequent the Cave Junction area. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call the Oregon State Police dispatch center at 541-664-4600.