Portland man to be sentenced Monday after pleading no contest in fiancée’s murder

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland man is set to receive his sentencing in court Monday after pleading guilty to killing his fiancée two years ago.

In January 2024, 47-year-old Jeannie Enyeart was reported missing from her home in Northeast Portland. The partner she lived with, 35-year-old Jon French, told investigators he had not seen her.

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Police said a witness found Enyeart’s car stuck in a snow bank in Skamania County with French behind the wheel and under the influence. Her body was later found in the backseat with a piece of a ceramic mug lodged in her back.

Investigators said she died from trauma to the neck. The evidence led police to arrest French in February 2024

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