Salem-News.com (May-13-2006 18:28)

Man Charged in Wilberger Death Gets New Lawyer

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This month marks the second anniversary of Brooke Wilberger`s disappearance from a Corvallis apartment complex.

(PORTLAND AP) - The man accused of murder in the death of Brooke Wilberger has been granted a request for a new lawyer in New Mexico, delaying his extradition to Oregon.

Thirty-nine-year-old Joel Patrick Courtney is facing trial in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on rape and kidnapping charges in the attack on a young woman at knifepoint.

Courtney also has been charged with aggravated murder in Oregon for the death of 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger.

Man Charged in Wilberger Death Gets New Lawyer

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