Search Continues for Missing JoCo Man as Neighbor Faces Murder Charges

Search continues for missing JoCo man as neighbor faces murder charges

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Grants Pass man is in jail on kidnapping and murder charges as investigators continue searching for a missing Josephine County man. Fifty-year-old Israel Wytcherley was indicted today on multiple charges, including second-degree murder. The charges stem from last Tuesday, when 67-year-old Randall “Randy” Hecker was reported missing under suspicious circumstances. […] The post Search continues for missing JoCo man as neighbo…

Grants Pass man arrested after neighbor disappears under suspicious circumstances

Deputies arrested a Grants Pass man after a 67-year-old neighbor disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

Murder Charge Filed as Search Continues for Missing Grants Pass Man

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (Jul. 14, 2026) — A Josephine County grand jury has indicted a Grants Pass-area man on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the disappearance of a 67-year-old man who has been missing since July 7, even as authorities continue searching for the victim. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded…