Autopsy suggests sex assault.Byline: REBECCA NOLAN NOLAN Nascom Operational LAN The Register-Guard BANDON - The Bandon psychologist found dead on a beach over the weekend probably was sexually assaulted, an official said Tuesday. An autopsy uncovered evidence missed during an earlier, preliminary examination of the body of Judith B. Elman, 52, said R. Paul Frasier, chief deputy district attorney for Coos County Coos County is the name of two counties in the United States:
An exercise enthusiast, Elman was killed Saturday while walking or jogging on the beach north of Seven Devils' Wayside, just north of Bandon. A beach walker discovered her body Sunday. Elman ran on the beach every day of the week, said Theresa Adams, who rents a house with her husband and three sons on Elman's 8-acre coastal property. Early reports indicated that Elman was struck on the head with an object, but authorities declined to release further information about the cause of death or the sexual assault. She was last seen at 4:15 p.m. Saturday during a shopping trip to Coos Bay Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. , Frasier said. Less than three hours later, a man reported an
abandoned sport utility vehicle on a logging road about 4 miles from the
beach.
The car was Elman's 1997 silver Honda CRV CRV Curve CRV Crew Return Vehicle (NASA) CRV California Redemption Value CRV Cassa Di Risparmio Di Vignola (Italian bank) CRV Call Reference Value (telecommunications) , apparently stolen after her killing and taken for a joyride until it got stuck in the mud on the unpaved road, Frasier said. Oregon State Police are checking the car for any evidence that might provide clues about who attacked Elman. Elman moved to Bandon from West Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] , a Portland suburb, two years ago, in search of a calmer, more peaceful lifestyle, Adams said. A licensed clinical psychologist, she opened a practice in her home and focused on the relationship between physical fitness and mental health. She also had a contract with the city of Coos Bay to provide psychological counseling. "She was a very pleasant woman with a distinctive laugh," Adams said. "She loved to sit on her front deck and watch our two ducks play in the pond In the Pond is a 1998 novel by Ha Jin, who has also written Under the Red Flag, Ocean of Winds, and Waiting. He has been praised for his works relating to Chinese life and culture. " that separated the Adams' home from Elman's. She gave the Adams boys a videotape of the animated film "Shrek" for Christmas, and she had a taste for spicy food spicy food Nutrition Any comestible marinated in and/or which contains chili peppers, mustard with horseradish, curry or other spices that evoke a desired intraoral sensation that crosses pain with pleasure; SFs may elicit an autonomic nervous system . "She was a very disciplined lady," Adams said. "She wouldn't eat a whole heck of a lot." A native of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Elman has a brother in California, Adams said. She lived alone. The Coos County major crimes team is investigating her death. The team asked that anyone who was at Seven Devils' Wayside after noon Saturday, or who saw Elman or her vehicle after 4 p.m., contact the Oregon State Police at (541) 269-5000. |
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