Oregon City man sentenced for 2023 murder and desecration of roommate’s remains

Published 4:07 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025

After pleading guilty at a settlement hearing last week to the murder and dismemberment of his roommate, 48-year-old Oregon City resident Jamon Fritsch was sentenced in Clackamas County Circuit Court March 19 to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

In July 2023, Fritsch reported his roommate, 47-year-old Kara Taylor, missing. Oregon City police quickly identified Fritsch as a suspect in her disappearance, and within weeks accused him of murdering Taylor, dismembering her body and disposing of her remains at various municipal landfills.

At the sentencing Wednesday, Clackamas County Judge Michael Wetzel sentenced Fritsch to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years and a lifetime of close supervision for the charge of second-degree murder, along with10 months for abuse of a corpse.

Before Wetzel gave Fritsch’s sentence, Deputy District Attorney Sarah Dumont requested a life sentence, arguing that Fritsch’s statements show he is a continuing risk to society.

“He said he would pay six figures to have the prosecutors abducted, tortured and killed,” Dumont said. “Given his conduct and ongoing threats, we view the defendant as dangerous and believe he poses an ongoing risk to the public.”

Several of Taylor’s family members spoke at Wednesday’s sentencing, including Taylor’s brother who held her cremated remains as he gave his victim impact statement.

“She’s not all here but she’s in this box,” Taylor’s brother said. “This is what’s left of her after Jamon got through with her. It’s still not all of her because two of her legs and her arm are forever entombed in an Oregon landfill.”

Taylor’s sister-in-law said that Fritsch acted as god when he took Taylor’s last breath from her.

Her family members also spoke of how Taylor and her daughter moved in with Fritsch after Taylor briefly lived with a friend following marital problems and surgery.

Her brother recalled speaking with both Taylor and Fritsch after she moved in with him.

“I thanked him for taking care of my sister and he said it was no problem, he was happy to do it. Unfortunately Kara and I had no idea she had just put herself in a very dangerous situation.”

Taylor’s family also spoke of how kind and caring she was in her role as a respiratory therapist and in life in general.

“Kara was a very caring individual. She cared about life and she cared about people. When she found out someone needed a little bit of help, that help was given” her brother stated.

Taylor’s husband called Fritsch “the epitome of evil.”

“I know you will spend eternity in hell, and deservedly so, but before you go you have one more stop at the Oregon Department of Corrections, where hopefully you will rot for the rest of your natural life,” he said.