An Oregon nurse who vanished days after she returned home from her Hawaii wedding was found dead Saturday amid a 3-day search as police accused her 27-year-old neighbor of murder.
Melissa Jubane, 32, a cardiac nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Southwest Portland, raised concerns with her friends and family when she didn’t show up for her morning shift on Sept. 4, Beaverton Police said.
Police received a call requesting a welfare check for Jubane at her apartment, where responding officers were met by apartment complex staff and conducted a search for the missing nurse.
Officers found no signs of the newlywed inside the apartment in Beaverton’s Five Oaks neighborhood.
Jubane had married her husband Bryan Llantero in Haleʻiwa, O’ahu on the island of Honolulu on Aug. 24.
Llantero last heard from his wife around 6 a.m. on the morning she did not report to the hospital, according to KHON.
“Efforts by officers and family members to contact Melissa throughout the day were unsuccessful, as her phone appeared to be turned off,” the department said in a Facebook post. “Additionally, searches of Melissa’s bank and credit card records yielded no new information regarding her location.”
“Her absence without communication was deemed unusual and alarming,” the department added.
With no leads to Jubane’s whereabouts, she was listed as a missing person just after 3 p.m. on Sept. 4.
Police discovered Jubane’s remains Friday evening, over two days after police conducted the wellness check and reported her missing.
“As a result of an extensive investigation, it was determined that one of Melissa’s neighbors, 27-year-old Bryce Johnathan Schubert of Beaverton was involved in her disappearance,” police said Saturday morning.
Schubert, 27, was arrested Friday evening and charged with second-degree murder, according to jail records viewed by The Post.
Schubert worked as a nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center from September 2022 to October 2023, according to Fox 12.
Police wouldn’t reveal any more details, citing the integrity of an active investigation.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community members who have assisted with the search for Melissa. Our deepest condolences go out to Melissa’s family, friends and coworkers,” the department wrote.
Jubane and Llantero first met in Hawaii and dated for over a decade before getting engaged last year in Oahu, according to KHON.
They married on Aug. 24 before having a ceremony with friends and family the next day.
The couple flew to Washington State on Sept. 1 to spend Labor Day with Jubane’s family before she left for the apartment in Oregon on Sept. 2.
Jubane, who showed up to work on Sept. 3, would stay at the apartment because it was close to work, her mother-in-law told the outlet.
“Our hearts are broken at the news of the death of our Providence St. Vincent nurse and colleague, Melissa Jubane. This comes as a shock to us all and she is mourned by her co-workers. Melissa was an exceptional nurse. We appreciate all the expressions of concern from the community. Melissa was a person of Providence, and we will miss her,” Providence St. Vincent Hospital said.
A coworker of Jubane paid tribute to her on Saturday, following the announcement of her death.
You will be missed by all. Rest in peace you sweet wonderful person. May your family find solace in the coming weeks and years,” Zachary Horton wrote on Facebook. “I’m completely taken by what has happened, but I’m so relieved that we found you; that the question of, where did you go, did not go unanswered.”
