A Bend man accused of killing his missing wife made his first court appearance on murder and manslaughter charges.
The Bulletin reports that police have not found the body of Lori Blaylock, 48, a respiratory therapist. She was reported missing by co-workers when she didn't report for work on Nov. 2.
In their investigation, detectives began focusing on her husband, Steven P. Blaylock, 46, and arrested him Wednesday.
He appeared in court Friday through a video link from the Deschutes County jail and did not speak during the brief proceedings.
Jon Springer, Steven Blaylock's attorney, said prosecutors plan to take the case to a grand jury next week.
If indicted, he will be arraigned on Nov. 19. He is being held without bail at the Deschutes County Jail.
Deschutes County Circuit Court Judge Edward L. Perkins read Blaylock his charges and said prosecutors believe Steven Blaylock killed his wife "while under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance." That prompted the manslaughter charge.
Detectives said they believe Lori Blaylock's body may have been disposed of between Marion Forks and the town of Idanha along Highway 22 in Marion County, and possibly in the North Santiam River, about 70 miles northwest of Bend.
Searchers haven't found anything, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Bend police.
A day before Steven Blaylock's arrest, a forensics team searched the couple's home, three vehicles and a trailer for evidence.
Police have also asked people on the roads between Bend and Idanha to report any sightings of a white Isuzu Trooper pulling a white trailer between Oct. 26 and Oct. 31.
Steven Blaylock originally told investigators that his wife had wandered away from their house on Oct. 28, but he expected her to come home.
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