A recently married Portland nurse was found dead after being reported missing earlier this week.
Officials found the remains of 32-year-old Melissa Jubane three days after her coworkers, friends and neighbors reported her disappearance – which was unusual for the dedicated nurse.
Concerns about her safety arose after she failed to report for her morning shift at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland on September 4.
Well-wishers immediately called police and around 10:00 a.m. officers arrived at Melissa’s apartment at 1050 SW 160th Avenue in Beaverton to check on her well-being.
Officials found the remains of 32-year-old Melissa Jubane three days after her coworkers, friends and neighbors said she had disappeared – an unusual move for the dedicated nurse.
“Upon arrival, officers were met by apartment complex staff and searched Melissa’s residence. Melissa was not present and her absence without notice was considered unusual and concerning,” Beaverton police said in a Facebook post.
Later that same day, Melissa was entered into national law enforcement databases as a missing person.
After her remains were found, authorities also arrested her Beaverton neighbor, Bryce Johnathan Schubert, 27, as a murder suspect.
According to Fox12, Schubert worked as a nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center from September 2022 to October 2023.
The defendant was not employed by Providence St. Vincent, where Melissa worked.
The young doctor married her boyfriend of ten years, Bryan, on August 24 in a ceremony with family and friends in Waimea Valley.
“She is very humble, she is very pretty, she is smart, she is very intelligent and very respectful. She is like a daughter to me, she is very close to me,” said Imelda Llantero, her mother-in-law
Her husband is from Kalihi and the two met when she visited Hawaii with her friends from Washington
The young doctor married her boyfriend of ten years, Bryan, in a ceremony with family and friends in Waimea Valley on August 24.
Her husband is from Kalihi and the two met when she visited Hawaii with her friends from Washington.
“She is very humble, she is very pretty, she is smart, she is very intelligent and very respectful. She is like a daughter to me, she is very close to me,” her mother-in-law Imelda Llantero told KHON2.
Providence St. Vincent also released a statement after Melissa was found, saying: “We are heartbroken by the news of the passing of our nurse and Providence St. Vincent colleague, Melissa Jubane.”
After her remains were found, authorities also arrested her Beaverton neighbor, Bryce Johnathan Schubert, 27, as a murder suspect.
“This is a shock to all of us and her colleagues mourn her loss. Melissa was an exceptional nurse who was committed to our Providence mission and demonstrated our values of compassion, excellence and integrity on a daily basis.”
“We stand behind her family and those who worked so closely with Melissa. We appreciate all expressions of condolences from the community.”
“Melissa was a woman of destiny and we will miss her.”
Schubert is currently being held in Washington County, Oregon. A court date has not yet been set.
Officials have confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
