Jesse Calhoun pleads not guilty to fifth murder charge in Oregon court

Prosecutors say they intend to try all five killings together next year after brief arraignment in Portland

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An accused serial killer in Oregon was arraigned on Wednesday for the murder of a fifth woman.

A lawyer for Jesse Calhoun, who was already facing charges in the deaths of four women whose bodies were discovered in 2022 and 2023, entered a not guilty plea for the second-degree murder of Ashley Real, a 22-year-old who previously alleged he had choked her.