The crazed intruder who broke into a couple's Oregon home and stabbed a woman 19 times before killing her husband as he tried to defend her is still on the loose nearly three weeks after the grisly attack.
No arrests have been made for the August 13 killing of Travis Juetten, 26, and police took to social media on August 27 to ask for help in finding the killer.
Travis Juetten and his wife, Jamilyn, 24, were scheduled to fly out to Hawaii for their first vacation since their 2018 marriage on the day of the 3am attack at their rural Silverton home, about an hour away from Portland.
Alain Leon, Travis' longtime friend, said that the 26-year-old died protecting his wife from the attacker.
'I was honored to watch him and Jamilyn get married,' Alain Leon, who had been friends with Travis since high school, wrote on Facebook.
'There, he promised to dedicate his life to her, and she to him. A wicked man... attacked them in their own home, while they were asleep, where Travis held fast to the promise he made to Jamilyn only a few short years ago.'
'He saved her life.'
Travis Juetten and his wife, 24-year-old Jamilyn, were scheduled to fly out to Hawaii for their first vacation since their 2018 marriage on the day of the 3 am attack at their Silverton home. Travis was pronounced dead at the scene, and now, Jamilyn is facing a long road to physical and emotional recovery.
No arrests have been made for the August 13 killing of Travis Juetten, 26, and the Marion County Sheriff's Department took to social media on August 27 to solicit leads from residents
Laura Holman, a friend of the couple, wrote in a GoFundMe initiative for Jamilyn that the pair were woken from their sleep by someone attacking them with a knife. Leon told KOIN that a third person, who was in their house to pet sit their animals while they vacationed, heard the commotion and called police
Laura Holman, a friend of the couple, wrote in a GoFundMe initiative for Jamilyn that the pair were awakened from their sleep by someone attacking them with a knife. Leon told KOIN that a third person, who was in their house to pet sit their animals while they vacationed, heard the commotion and called police.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department wrote in their social media, which urged anyone with information to come forward, that both parties had 'suffered multiple stab wounds' and that Travis was pronounced dead at the scene.
The department did not respond to DailyMail.com's requests for comment.
Myra Juetten, Travis' mother, begged anyone with information to come forward.
'Travis was my son,' wrote Travis' mother on Facebook. 'He was the most amazing son you could have asked for with a kind, gentle spirit. He in no way deserved this. As a mother. I am pleading to anyone that has any information to contact the tip line.
'Travis was my son,' she wrote on the police department's Facebook page. 'He was the most amazing son you could have asked for with a kind, gentle spirit. He in no way deserved this. As a mother. I am pleading to anyone that has any information to contact the tip line.
'Our hearts can't hurt any more. Please help us find this monster.'
In another statement, this one shared by the Marion County Sheriff's Department, Travis' mother implored anyone with information to come forward a second time.
'While we grieve Travis’s loss and wish for Jamilyn’s health, we continue to be concerned for the safety of our family, friends, and neighbors,' she wrote.
The heartbroken widow faces a long road to physical and emotional recovery.
Jamilyn is recovering from two fractured vertebrae, a fractured shoulder, a fractured skull and nerve damage, read the GoFundMe. Leon told news outlets that a muscle in one of her hands was severed, putting her passion for pottery in jeopardy.
'They’re worried about her ability to do that,' he said to the outlet today. 'The muscle on her hand was severed and she cant make certain with her fingers.'
'Jamilyn's road to recovery is not only physical but also mental and emotional as she faces both the loss of her soul mate and the inevitable changes her life will now have,' read the GoFundMe for her care.
A yet-unidentified intruder who broke into Travis and Jamilyn Juetten's Silverton home stabbed the pair around 3 am on August 13 killing Travis and gravely wounding Jamilyn
The sheriff's department wrote in their post that she was presently in 'stable condition.'
Jamilyn is making progress in her recovery, Leon said, and is now able to walk from one place to another. The nearly $18,000 raised by the GoFundMe will pay for not just the woman's treatment, but her life expenses and the care of the couple's pets.
'Jamilyn and Travis did not have extensive savings and Jamilyn will be unable to work for months to come,' read the body of the fundraiser.
'Jamilyn has never asked for assistance before and feels uncomfortable doing so. However, she cannot maintain car payments and life expenses without help from other.'
Friends of the couple have also urged news outlets to publicize photos of beloved cat Josie, who Leon told KOIN had run away during the frenzied attack.
'They were so devoted to each other,' Leon said. 'Jamilyn wants to hold onto every piece of Travis that she can, so that would be some light on this dark event.'
Cash rewards up to $2,500 are being offered for any information that leads to the killer by Crime Stoppers of Oregon.