Salem, Ore. — Salem Police Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating the death of a Salem resident after Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered a body in the wreckage of crash in Polk County.
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Monday, January 27, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a single-vehicle rollover collision in the 10000 block of Corvallis RD in Independence. The driver, identified as Tyler Andrew Holman, age 39 of Salem, was located with injuries and transported for medical care.
Deputies also discovered the body of a deceased woman. The circumstances at the scene suggested that she was not killed in the car accident, rather, her body was being transported at the time of the crash.
An autopsy performed by the Oregon State Medical Examiner determined that the woman’s cause of death was from a gunshot wound and manner of death to be homicide. The victim is identified as Ashley Jean Gandolfi, age 35.
The investigation into Gandolfi’s death led detectives to a residence in the 1600 block of Acacia DR S where Holman resides. Gandolfi and Holman were previously in a romantic relationship.
Holman was released from Salem Health today, January 30, and arrested on the following charges:
- Murder, second-degree
- Tampering with evidence
- Abuse of a corpse, second-degree
The investigation is ongoing and no other information is available for release.
With Holman in custody at the Marion County Jail, all further media inquiries are to be directed to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
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