Corvallis Police have served a murder warrant to Joel Patrick Courtney in the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger. Courtney is currently serving time in a New Mexico jail "in connection with the knife-point abduction and rape of a foreign student at the University of new Mexico last Nov. 30," according to a report in the August 3rd Oregonian.
On May 24, 2004 - the day Brooke disappeared - Courtney was scheduled to appear in Lincoln County Circuit Court for his arraignment on a DUI citation. He never arrived. He did, however, call the court and inform them he was in Corvallis and heading to Newport. (Source: Oregonian)
A news conference is scheduled for 2:00 PM today.