Aleah Noelle Aaron was a 25-year-old Cave Junction resident described as fiery, spunky and free-spirited. She loved music, crystals, nature and her dog Delilah. On March 30, 2023, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office received a missing person report and the Oregon State Police Major Crimes Section took lead on the investigation. Investigators later located Aleah’s body in a rural area of Josephine County, not far from her home.

On April 2, 2023, police arrested 35-year-old Thomas Robert Fuerte of O’Brien, Oregon, in connection with her death. According to his statement to investigators, he and Aleah were in his trailer when she reached for his gun; he said he thought she intended to take her own life and that she was shot twice as he intervened. Fuerte was lodged on initial charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.

Does anyone have information about Aleah’s last known whereabouts or saw her in Josephine County in late March 2023?