Janet Ramos-Hernandez, 22, of Gresham, Oregon, was found dead inside a room at the Shilo Inn on Market Street Northeast in Salem in the early morning of August 19, 2023. A call for CPR was placed at 6:35 a.m., and Salem police opened an intensive investigation after finding her unresponsive. Detectives determined her death was not accidental and officially ruled it a homicide.

Investigators executed several warrants and developed a primary suspect: 22-year-old Raul Scotte Martinez of Woodburn. A Marion County grand jury indicted Martinez on September 6, 2023, and he surrendered to authorities on September 19, 2023, facing charges that included second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon. An autopsy found Ramos-Hernandez had ingested cocaine before her death.

If anyone has information about Janet, her movements in Salem that night, or the people she was with, please come forward with what you know.