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The Longos were a seemingly average, middle-class family and resided in [[Waldport, Oregon]]. Christian was employed at a local [[Starbucks]], while Mary Jane was a full-time mother. Mary Jane was a member of the [[Jehovah’s Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]] and was an active member of her church. By all accounts, the two devoted their time to raising their three young children. The Longos were married in 1993; at the time of the murders, the couple had been married for eight years and enjoyed [[sailing]] and [[jigsaw puzzles]] in their spare time.
On December 17, 2001, a coworker recognized an artist's sketch of a boy discovered in Lint Slough.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} A neighbor reported seeing her 1999 [[Dodge Grand Caravan]] parked in the driveway outside the Longos' home.{{Clarify|date=March 2023|reason=Context needed. Previous sentences unclear}} Once neighbors and friends realized that all five Longos were missing, a frantic search began.
The body of four-year-old Zachary Longo was found on December 19, 2001, in Lint Slough. Divers located the body of three-year-old Sadie on December 22, less than a mile offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. 27-year-old Mary Jane and their two-year-old daughter Madison were found five days later. Mary Jane had been stuffed nude in suitcases found in the water near a ramp at Embarcadero Marina on December 27, 2001. Madison was found inside a different suitcase the same day, dropped off on the same dock. An autopsy revealed that Sadie and Zachary were killed by asphyxiation while Mary Jane Longo and Madison had been strangled.<ref>{{Citation|title=State v. Longo|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/2006/s50474.html|language=en|accessdate=2021-06-05}}</ref> Police have stated that if Zachary's body had not washed ashore, they would not have recovered the bodies of his sisters and mother for another 10–15 years due to the [[tide]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
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