08/27/2002

By KGW Staff

Now that investigators have confirmed that the remains found at Ward Weaver’s home are those of the missing Oregon City girls, the suspect’s own son is speaking out.

Ward Weaver’s son, Francis Weaver, told “Good Morning America” today that his father “needs to be brought to justice.”

"I'm sorry that any of this even happened," Francis said during the interview." "I hope that now that (the girls' families) have closure and everything, they can go on with their lives and live their lives as good as the can."

Oregon City police arrested Ward Weaver August 13th for charges he raped Francis’ girlfriend.

Francis Weaver

But Francis claims he would have called 911 even without the alleged rape.

"It was inevitable," he said. "My father probably knew that I was to come forward, and he just did that as a grand finale to his sick scheme."

Francis would not give specifics on why he believes his father killed the girls, saying public comment could hinder prosecutors' efforts.

Francis also has a criminal history of his own. He lived in Shoshone, Idaho, for a period of time and police there knew him well.

Back in the 1990’s, Francis got into trouble with the law when he was involved in a fight between two groups of teens.

"Francis took a rifle with him and when he was drawing the weapon out of the vehicle, he shot one of his friends,” recalled Shoshone Police Chief Robert Quiroga.

As part of his probation, Francis was ordered to move back to Oregon. His girlfriend also moved with him. She is the same woman accusing Ward Weaver of rape.